Barriers to African Women Participation in Politics in the United States

Title page
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction – what, why and how (outline of what follows)
Chapter 2: Literature survey
Chapter 3: Methodological discussion (might also go in the introduction)
Chapter 4: Empirical data and research findings
Chapter 5: Analysis (bringing it all together)
Chapter 6: Conclusion
References
Appendices
This research will utilise secondary data in exploring the factors that limit African women from
participating in politics. In the process of collecting data, World Bank database will be utilised. This will
ensure that the research collects detailed information that will be used to develop themes about the
barriers that have contributed to low political participation among African women in the United States.
Therefore, the main method of data collection will be interviews. Since this method of data collection is
time-consuming, a small sample will be used in this study. The findings that will be obtained will be
generalised to the entire scope of women’s participation in politics in the United States.
Main Objective
1. Identify and discuss the main barriers to political representation of Afro-American women in the US
and the possible ways in which such challenges can be mitigated.
General Objectives
2. To identify the main factors limiting African women from participating in politics in the United States.
3. To investigate the initiatives that have been put in place to enhance African women’s participation in
the United States.
4. To determine level of representation of African women in American political leadership.