Download or read book Women Parliamentarians Perceptions of Political Influence in the South African Parliament written by Sara Angevine and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined how women parliamentarians understand their political influence within the South African Parliament and what environmental factors contribute to this understanding. Currently, South Africa is a global leader for the amount of women in Parliament and has been since the 1994 democratic transition. This study examined the formal and informal factors that South African women parliamentarians discuss as helping and hindering their political effectiveness.