An edition of Women, politics, and power
(2006)
Women, politics, and power
a global perspective
Second edition.
by Pamela Marie Paxton, Pamela Paxton, and Melanie M. Hughes
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Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. 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.
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Representative government and representation, Cross-cultural studies, Women in politics, Political activity, Women, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT, Social institutions, Women's studies, Women's Studies - General, Social Science, Gender Studies, Sociology, Political Process - Elections, Public Policy - Social Policy, Women, political activity, Politics & government, Women's studies - general, Social science, Gender studies, Political process - elections, Public policy - social policyShowing 2 featured editions. View all 13 editions?
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Women, politics, and power: a global perspective
2014, SAGE Publications, Inc
in English
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction to women in politics
Arguments for women's representation in politics
Brief overview of women's participation in politics
2. Women 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 vote
3. Women 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 positions
4. Explaining the political representation of women : culture
A woman's place in history : women in political philosophy
A women's place today : the continuing power of culture
Culture and women's representation in politics
5. Explaining the political representation of women : social structure
Money
Time
Civic skills and community participation
Education
Work
Economic power
Informal networks
Structural arguments : the evidence
6. Explaining 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 quotas
7. Explaining the political representation of women : international factors
The International Women's Movement
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
8. 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 style
Do numbers matter? Critical mass and women's impact
Women's movements and women's policy machinery as alternate sources of influence.
9. Women from marginalized groups
Thinking intersectionally
Double barriers
Strategic opportunities
Acknowledging differences
10. Regions : the West and the United States
The geography of women in politics
Western industrialized countries
Middle of the pack : the United States
11. Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The fall of the Soviet Union : women fall too
Variation in recovery
Explaining women's political power since 1990
12. Latin America and the Caribbean
Cultural barriers to women in politics in Latin America
Democratization and women's political empowerment
Gender quotas
13. Middle East and North Africa
An overview and brief history of the region
Changes come to women of the Arab Gulf
Gender quotas
Women and the Arab Spring
14. Asia and the Pacific
East Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Oceania
15. Sub-Saharan Africa
Colonialism
Women, ethnicity, and Nationalism
Armed conflict : devastation yet hope?
Continuing challenges
16. Where do we go from here? : and how do we get there?
In conclusion : what would a 50/50 world look like?
Glossary.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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