Mulheres e autoritarismo em Ruanda no pós-genocídio

Abstract

Rwanda leads the world ranking of women in parliament and has the distinction of being the only country with more female than male deputies. However, this inclusion of women presents itself as a paradox in a country that has held an authoritarian party in power for nearly 20 years. By observing this contradiction, this study seeks to understand how the dynamics of women's insertion in politics and economics correlate with the existence of an authoritarian government in Rwanda post-genocide. To this end, the present study proposes to analyze if and how this inclusion of women in politics and economy contributed to maintain an authoritarian government in Rwanda after genocide. In specific, this study seeks to understand the rise of the RPF to power and its authoritarian character, as well as analyze the economic and political inclusion of Rwandan women in post-genocide. This monograph configures as a research of qualitative and exploratory method, performed through literature review. As instruments of analysis, were used documents and texts of the most varied institutions, as well as news for illustration. The theme of this research dialogues with studies of African history, gender, democracy, development and its relations with the international community. From this study, it was possible to conclude that the image of the RPF as a promoter of gender equality was built to reach the party domination interests. One of the party's greatest benefits achieved by this image was a greater tolerance by the international community to the authoritarian actions of the RPF, which enabled the legitimation of the party and its maintenance in Rwanda