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Participation levels of young women in municipal civic public participation processes in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2024) Williams, Abigail Jacobs,
This study aimed to understand the challenges and barriers that young women aged 18 to 25 from three communities in the Cape Town Metro, namely, Manenberg, Mitchells Plain and Bellville between the ages of 18 to 25, encounter when engaging in local government participation processes. The study sought to closely examine the potential outcomes for both these young women and the larger community in which they live if their participation is given priority and integrated into local government processes, procedures, and interventions. This study followed a qualitative research approach that attempted to be open-ended and adaptable in order to seek and comprehend how individuals who participated in the study perceived the research topic given the communities that they reside in and their local government contexts. Two research instruments were used, i.e. in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with the participants. From the literature reviewed, it becomes clear that the implications of not ensuring the participation of young women in local government processes that require their voice is detrimental to any community, particularly given the growing youth bulge in South Africa as a whole.