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Title:Access to information, gender participation and good governance In Uganda
Author:Katebire, Denis AsiimweISNI
Year:2008
Periodical:East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights
Volume:14
Issue:1
Pages:44-67
Language:English
Geographic term:Uganda
Subjects:governance
access to information
gender inequality
Abstract:This article examines the nexus between access to information and equitable gender participation in the context of good governance. It demonstrates that access to information and its flow mechanisms from the Uganda government to the public are not only gender insensitive but also inimical to practices of good governance. It also illustrates that the gender content and responsiveness of government policies and programmes, and the level of participation of women in their formulation and implementation, cannot, in their current fashion, meaningfully influence good governance. It is argued that issues of transparency and accountability in government are positively correlated with information access and equitable gender participation. The article thus advocates the restructuring of access to and flow of public information to facilitate both men and women to participate meaningfully in the governance of Uganda. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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