Abstract:
This article analyses and gives an overview of women's rights to participate in politics in Uganda and the actual role of women in formal politics today. Using a constructivist theory, the article reviews the factors affecting women's effective participation in politics in Uganda. It also examines the actual role of women in formal politics. It argues that women's involvement in politics has steadily increased to the hopeful reportage that the global empowerment campaigns have increased women's political participation across Africa. It establishes that, while the Ugandan women's role in politics gives the impression that so much has been achieved by the nature of their political participation, on a more realistic inquiry, women still face socio-cultural hindrances in this area. It recommends a reassessment of affirmative action policies and laws to complement women's agency in contesting for, winning, and participating in politics more effectively.
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