Women, politics, and power : a global perspective /

Women, politics, and power : a global perspective / Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes.

"This book provides a clear, detailed, and current introduction to women's political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case study accounts, the authors document both historical trends and the contemporary state of wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paxton, Pamela Marie.
Other Authors: Hughes, Melanie M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Pine Forge Press, [2007]
Series:Sociology for a new century.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity.
Women > Political activity > Cross-cultural studies.
Representative government and representation.
Women.
Gender identity.
Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Women Changing the Face of Leadership program
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to women in politics
  • Women struggle for the vote : the history of women's suffrage
  • Women struggle for representation : accessing positions of power
  • Explaining the political representation of women- culture and social structure
  • Explaining the political representation of women- politics
  • Explaining the political representation of women- overarching factors
  • Do women make a difference?
  • All regions are not created equal
  • Middle of the pack : women and politics in the United States
  • Where do we go from here? and how do we get there?

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