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Women, politics, and power a global perspective

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 hi...

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Main Author: Paxton, Pamela
Other Authors: Hughes, Melanie M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE 2014
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation
Women > Political activity > Cross-cultural studies
Women > Political activity
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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
  • 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?

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