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Amanda B. Edgell
@acrowinghen
Asst. Prof. @AlabamaPSC. PhD @UFPoliSci. #FirstGen, rock climber, & whippet mom. RTs ≠ endorsements. Tweets are all mine.
Sep 25, 2020 • 22 tweets • 8 min read
A constitutional crisis is brewing in Kenya. It has a lot to do with #genderquotas and #patriarchy. Here's why:
1/22 On 21 September, Kenya's Chief Justice D.K. Maraga advised President Kenyatta to dissolve parliament due to its failure to implement a constitutional clause on gender representation. 2/22 kenyalaw.org/kenyalawblog/c…
Apr 24, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Happy to release this new(!) data we collected at the @vdeminstitute tracking responses to #Covid19 and the potential impact on #democracy. Many thanks to those who helped with coding! A short thread: 1/4 We capture risk of #PandemicBacksliding using data from 142 countries coded in early April. Our data show how #Covid19 responses may threaten #democracy and #freedom. We find that 48 countries are at high risk and another 34 countries are at medium risk. 2/4
Nov 20, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Kenya ranks 87 (out of 190) for women's representation. Currently there are 22% female MPs and 30% female senators. Most positions came through gender quotas. Today, the Kenyan National Assembly began debating the #GenderBill to ensure minimum one-third representation of either gender as mandated by the Constitution.