Political worlds of women : activism, advocacy, and governance in the 21st century / Mary Hawkesworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawkesworth, M. E., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women political activists--History--21st century.

Women political activists.

Sex discrimination against women.

Women's rights.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A thorough introduction to women's political struggles in the local, national, regional, transnational, and international contexts, and an essential resource for students and scholars of women's studies and gender politics

Contents:

Acknowledgments

List of images

Political worlds of women : introduction

Political leadership, gendered institutions, and the politics of exclusion

From demography to development : women's worlds and the politics of knowledge

Producing raced-gendered citizens

Liberty, equality, and citizenship : classical liberal presumptions

From the politics of identity to identity politics

Engaging the state

Becoming the state

Promoting equality through policymaking and policy

International and transnational political activism

Virtual politics

Political worlds of women : future prospects

Abbreviations

Glossary

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-97780-8

0-429-96672-5

0-429-49817-9

1-281-82710-X

9786613791757

0-8133-4496-4

9780429498176

OCLC:

782879021