Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women's political strength across diverse countries. In addition to describing worldwide themes, the book acknowledges differences among women through attention to intersectionality and heterogeneity among women. Dedicated chapters on six geographic regions highlight the distinct paths women may take to political power in different parts of the world. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women's political power around the world. INDICE: Introduction to Women in Politics Arguments for Women’s Representation in Politics A Brief Overview of Women’s Participation in Politics Orienting Theories Overview of the BookWomen Struggle for the Vote: The History of Women’s Suffrage Social Movement Concepts Suffrage in the United States Suffrage Movements Outside the United States The International Women’s Movement Women’s Suffrage After 1945 Women Exercising Their VoteWomen Struggle for Representation: Accessing Positions of Power First Female Members of Parliament Women Access Parliaments: Patterns of Representation Women in Top Leadership Positions Women in Cabinet PositionsExplaining the Political Representation of Women—Culture A Woman’s Place in History: Women in Political Philosophy A Woman’s Place Today: The Continuing Power of Culture Culture and Women’s Representation in PoliticsExplaining the Political Representation of Women—Social Structure Money Time Civic Skills and Community Participation Education Work Economic Power Informal Networks Structural Arguments: The EvidenceExplaining the Political Representation of Women—Politics Democracy Electoral Systems Characteristics of Political Parties From Candidate to Legislator Quotas Moving Up the Ladder: Women in Local Governance Putting it All Together: Democracy, Electoral Systems and QuotasExplaining the Political Representation of Women—International Factors The International Women’s Movement Does It Make A Difference? The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)Do Women Make a Difference? Thinking Differently: Women’s Views on Women and Their Policy Priorities Acting Differently: Women’s Voting Patterns and Bill Sponsorship Acting Successfully: Women’s Legislative Effectiveness Legislating Differently: Women’s Legislative Style Do Numbers Matter? Critical Mass and Women’s Impact Women’s Movements and Women’s Policy Machinery as Alternate Sources of InfluenceWomen from Marginalized Groups Thinking Intersectionally Double Barriers Strategic Opportunities Acknowledging DifferencesRegions: The West and the United States The Geography of Women in Politics Western Industrialized Countries Middle of the Pack: The United StatesEastern Europe and Central Asia The Fall of the Soviet Union: Women Fall Too Variation in Recovery Explaining Women’s Political Power Since 1990Latin America and the Caribbean Cultural Barriers to Women in Politics in Latin America Democratization and Women’s Political Empowerment Gender QuotasMiddle East and North Africa An Overview and Brief History of the Region Changes Come to Women of the Arab Gulf Gender Quotas in the Middle East and North Africa Women and the Arab SpringAsia and the Pacific East Asia Southeast Asia South Asia OceaniaSub-Saharan Africa Colonialism Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism Armed Conflict: Devastation Yet Hope? Continuing ChallengesWhere Do We Go From Here? And How Do We Get There? Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? How Do We Get There? In Conclusion: What Would a 50/50 World Look Like?
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-9866-6
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 480
- Fecha Publicación: 11/06/2013
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