Women, politics, and power : a global perspective /

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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 diffe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paxton, Pamela Marie
Other Authors: Hughes, Melanie M.
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles: Sage Publications, c2014.
Edition:Second Edition.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity.
Women > Political activity > Cross-cultural studies.
Representative government and representation.
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures, tables, and maps
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • 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
  • Explaining the political representation of women social structure
  • Explaining the political representation of women politics
  • Explaining the political representation of women international factors
  • Do women make a difference?
  • Women from marginalized groups
  • Regions : the West and the United States
  • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Middle East and North Africa
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Where do we go from here? : and how do we get there?
  • References
  • Glossary/index.

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