This study examines women’s career movement from the highest local authorities (district and urban councils) to the national legislature in Tanzania, focusing on the latest three parliaments (2010–2025). Using both quantitative and qualitative data, we find that less than 10% of female parliamentarians in each parliament have prior councilor experience and most of them occupy quota seats. The low upward mobility of female councilors to parliament may be due to the difficulty of winning constituency seats, affected by gender stereotypes, and the availability of other pathways to parliament, such as party leadership and commissioner positions.

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女性职业生涯从地方政治转向国家政治：坦桑尼亚的案例

本研究考察了坦桑尼亚从最高地方当局（地区和城市议会）到国家立法机构的女性职业流动，重点关注最近三届议会（2010-2025 年）。通过定量和定性数据，我们发现每个议会中只有不到 10% 的女议员有过议员经验，而且大多数都占据了配额席位。女性议员在议会中的向上流动性较低可能是由于难以赢得选区席位、受到性别陈规定型观念的影响以及进入议会的其他途径（例如政党领导和专员职位）的影响。