This article examines the relationship between the number of women legislators in Cameroon and their impact on gender-related policy. It explores this relationship through an analysis of women legislators' perceived influence on parliamentary proceedings and decision-making processes within parliamentary structures. The study uses the concepts of descriptive and substantive representation to investigate the extent to which an increase in the presence of women in the Cameroonian parliament affects the quality of women's issues presented to parliament. The article draws on interviews with 11 women members of parliament (MPs) and a gender analysis of Cameroonian political institutions. It argues that an increase in the number of women does not significantly enhance the substantive representation of women's issues. While the gender of women MPs influence their participation in decision-making structures within parliament, party discipline and the executive-dominant political system more generally have a greater influence on the issues and policies that the parliament debates and votes upon.

本文研究了喀麦隆女性议员人数与其对性别相关政策的影响之间的关系。它通过分析女性立法者对议会程序和议会结构内决策程序的影响来探讨这种关系。该研究使用描述性和实质性代表制的概念来调查喀麦隆议会中妇女人数的增加在多大程度上影响了提交议会的妇女问题的质量。本文借鉴了对11名国会议员的采访以及对喀麦隆政治机构的性别分析。它认为，妇女人数的增加并不能显着提高妇女问题的实质性代表性。