Political participation of women in Rwanda and post-conflict rebuilding

Miščiková, Zuzana

The number of women represented in Rwandan politics has increased significantly since the 1994 genocide, making Rwanda one of the leading countries, in terms of women's representation in parliament. The country has thus earned the attention of both international media and researchers. After the genocide, the social, cultural and political structure of the country was destroyed. Women at that time accounted for almost 70% of the total population and have since then been forced to take on the roles that previously belonged to men. This thesis is focused on the role of women and their political participation in Rwanda’s post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation of the country’s society after the genocide. Since the end of the genocide, Rwanda has taken several steps towards improving gender equality by implementing multiple policies and laws which has led to an increase in the political participation of women. Government measures have, however, failed to change traditional cultural norms. The focus of this thesis is to show how women have contributed to the post-conflict reconstruction of the country by analysing selected issues and how their position in society has changed after the adoption of the new constitution and laws that promote gender equality.

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