Comments on: Misrepresentation: Flawed Affirmative Action in Uganda’s National Parliament http://www.broadrecognition.com/politics/misrepresentation-flawed-affirmative-action-in-uganda%e2%80%99s-national-parliament/ A FEMINIST MAGAZINE AT YALE Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:05:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tyler http://www.broadrecognition.com/politics/misrepresentation-flawed-affirmative-action-in-uganda%e2%80%99s-national-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Tyler Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:10:32 +0000 http://www.broadrecognition.com/?p=427#comment-84 Wayne: Why don't you read the article before you comment? Its clear you missed the author's point. Wayne: Why don’t you read the article before you comment? Its clear you missed the author’s point.

]]> By: Wayne Smith http://www.broadrecognition.com/politics/misrepresentation-flawed-affirmative-action-in-uganda%e2%80%99s-national-parliament/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Wayne Smith Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:34:29 +0000 http://www.broadrecognition.com/?p=427#comment-82 The writer fails to mention that the Scandinavian countries (and indeed most developed countries) have fair, proportional representation because they have fair, proportional voting systems. For more info: http://fairvote.org I am sure the flaws of the quota system are accurately described in the article. Nevertheless, my guess is that these African countries are better off with these women in Parliament than without them, however they got there. The writer fails to mention that the Scandinavian countries (and indeed most developed countries) have fair, proportional representation because they have fair, proportional voting systems. For more info: http://fairvote.org

I am sure the flaws of the quota system are accurately described in the article. Nevertheless, my guess is that these African countries are better off with these women in Parliament than without them, however they got there.

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