Submitted: Wed., 17 November 1999 Dr. Mary Simons Senior Lecturer Department of Political Studies University of Cape Town Rondebosch 7701 Cape Town South Africa phone: 021-650-3384 fax: 021-689-7574 e-mail: simons@humanities.uct.ac.za Research interests: Gender in the Third World, esp. Africa ; development ; politics ; management studies ; mediation of conflict ; legitimacy, authority, and trust.