Money Talks
Patriarchal structures an obstacle to women in politics in many countries
– Most often the priviliged are the winners in politics, and who is priviliged depends on gender, says professor Ragnhild Muriaas, who has lead the research project Money Talks.
![Money Talks Professor Ragnhild Muriaas in Malawi during political campaign](https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/styles/content_main/public/media/malawi_ragnhild_1-2_0.jpg?itok=Ih7AmWU3×tamp=1580134190)
Through Money Talks Professor Ragnhild Muriaas and partners have researched how financing of electorial campaigns influence the gender balance in politics in many countries, such as here in Malawi.
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Ragnhild Muriaas, UiB
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Updated: 02.03.2020 (First published: 27.01.2020)
Running for an election in Malawi can be a costly affair. This makes participating and winning difficult for female candidates in a country where many women don’t even have their own bank account.
A funding programme has been established to increase the number of women in politics: The 50:50 campaign. But does it work?
In the project Money talks, an international team of researchers led by professor Ragnhild Muriaas has studied the conditions for women’s participation in politics in a number of countries.
See the video from the research done in Malawi here:
MoneyTalks - Women and elections in Malawi
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Ragnhild Muriaas, UiB
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UiB