Women in politics : gender, power and development / edited by Mariz Tadros.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tadros, Mariz, 1975-

Series:

Feminisms and development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Developing countries.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

x, 294 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Zed Books, [2014]

Summary:

Women the world over are being prevented from engaging in politics. Women's political leadership of any sort is a rarity and a career in politics rarer still. We have, however, begun to understand what it takes to create an enabling environment for women's political participation. In this exciting and pioneering collection, writers from Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are brought together for the first time to talk explicitly about women's participation in the political scene across the global South. Answering such questions as how women can get political apprenticeship opportunities, how these opportunities translate into the pursuit of a political career, and how these pursuits then influence the kind of political platform women advocate once in power, Women in Politics is essential reading for anyone interested in what it means to engage politically. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Pohtics as Service: Pathways of District Assembly Women in Ghana / Takyiwaa Manuh Manuh, Takyiwaa 40

2 Exceptional Women: Reserved Councillors in Municipal Corporations in Bangladesh / Sohela Nazneen Nazneen, Sohela, Iqbal Ehsan Ehsan, Iqbal, Bayazid Hasan Hasan, Bayazid 74

3 Ejecting Women from Formal Politics in the 'Old-New' Egypt (2011-12) / Mariz Tadros Tadros, Mariz 101

4 Local Power and Women's Empowerment in a Conflict Context: Palestinian Women Contesting Power in Chaos / Islah Jad Jad, Islah 135

5 Pathways to Political Power in Sudan / Sara Abbas Abbas, Sara 167

6 Crafting Political Pathways through the Exclusionary Mesh in India / Kanchan Mathur Mathur, Kanchan 202

7 Independent Candidacy: An Alternative Political Pathway for Women in Sierra Leone? / Hussaina J. Abdullah Abdullah, Hussaina J. 233

8 Conservative Modernization in Brazil: Blocking Local Women's Political Pathways to Power / Ana Alice Alcantara Costa Costa, Ana Alice Alcantara, Andrea Cornwall Cornwall, Andrea 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783600533

1783600535

9781783600526

1783600527

OCLC:

868642677