The failure of externally-driven advocacy initiatives to contextualise sub-Saharan “marginalised women”

Bedigen, Winnifred; Mdee, Anna; Temlong, Rinmicit; Thorley, Lisa; Tshomba, Patricia

doi:10.1080/09614524.2020.1836129

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“…[32][33][34] This has ramifications on aid effectiveness; for example, the strong focus on economic growth is often at odds with local perceptions of development. [35][36][37][38] Research has shown that the leadership of development organizations lacks diversity; a recent study found that 32% of CEOs were women, and 3% were BIPOC. 39 Implicitly, because both race and gender did not disaggregate data, these statistics also demonstrate the absent representation of BIPOC women.…”

Section: Literature Review Inequalities In International Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Leadership for SDG 6.2: Is Diversity Missing?

Worsham¹,

Sylvester

Hales

et al. 2021

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the global sanitation sector have not been the subject of extensive investigation or scrutiny. However, without diverse leadership, the sector will continue to experience failure, inefficient use of dwindling resources, and overall low sanitation coverage rates, with 2 billion people lacking sanitation access. This research presents the first quantitative study of sanitation leadership demographics. The results revealed that older, white males from High-Income Countries comprised over a third of all leadership positions. This research found that two-thirds of all sanitation leaders were white, with white leaders 8.7 times more likely to hold multiple positions across different organizations than Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color. Eighty-eight out of one hundred organizations were headquartered in a High-Income Country, and western institutions dominated education data. Black, Indigenous, and other Women of Color were the least represented group, highlighting the importance of an intersectional perspective when discussing gender and racial equality. These issues must be urgently addressed if the Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 targets are to be met effectively. Institutional reform, inclusive hiring policies, and transforming individual attitudes are starting points for change. More organizational data should be made available, and further research needs to be conducted on these topics if a change is to be seen in time for 2030.

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confidence: 99%

“…Many gender scholars have suggested ways of including diverse BIPOC feminisms into development policy and programs; the sanitation sector could lead diversity changes with these recommendations. 36,37,71…”

Section: Influence Of Western Feminismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leadership for SDG 6.2: Is Diversity Missing?

Worsham¹,

Sylvester

Hales

et al. 2021

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“…That incorporation required Uganda and its constituent local governments to act in accordance with the government policy framework (Mpiima, Manyire, Kabonesa & Espiling, 2019). Moreover, the previously marginalised groups, mainly the women, the youth and people with disabilities (PWDs), were brought into the mainstream local government programmes (Bedigen, Mdee, Temlong, Thorley & Tshomba, 2020).…”

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Towards enhancing local citizen participation in Uganda

Mwesigwa

2021

DPD

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative model of enhancing citizen participation in Uganda. Research Methodology: The central approach for this paper was review of obtainable theoretical and conceptual writings on citizen participation in Uganda and other parts of the world. Literature review is the gathering of information from obtainable resources such as educational journals and statistical periodicals. The approach has been demonstrated to be very effective and can be applied at any stage of a research process. Results: Citizen Participation encourages marginalised groups to be organised in structures under their control; brings knowledge of their social environment and process to the local government agenda in a way that no other structure can as well as fostering self-reliance. Limitations: This study took a desk research and the actual opinions from selected citizens may be parallel to the conclusions obtained in this review. Contribution: The study can be used for local government managers implementing community-driven projects. Keywords: Citizen participation, policy implementation, stakeholders, bureaucrats, local leaders

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