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Women, public life and democracy : changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives / compiled and edited by Joni Lovenduski and Rosie Campbell with Jacqui Sampson-Jacent.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Political activity--Commonwealth countries.
- Women.
- Women's rights--Commonwealth countries.
- Women's rights.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 197 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Sterling, Va : Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in association, with Pluto Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A practical guide to the growing influence of women on parliamentary legislation across the Commonwealth.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Women, public life and democracy
- Introduction
- Setting out the terms / by Prof. Joni Lovenduski
- The Role of Parliamentarians
- Representation without the incumbency barrier: the example of Scotland
- Waving goodbye to dinosaurs: the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
- Making Parliamentarians listen to women voters and getting women elected
- The Beijing process
- Gender mainstreaming Affirmative Action: help or hindrance?
- Education and sex equality equalising access to care and services
- The Nordic model: The Example of Finland Equality Policy. The example of Malaysia : the implementation of equal rights legislation / by Hon. Gillian James
- Does size matter? sex equality in small states
- How can NGOs lobby for change? A Users guide / by Georgina Ashworth
- Improving access to credit, technology and business
- Can the media be resexed? / by Jackie Ashley
- Conclusions / by Rosie Campbell
- What works and what does not for women in politics? a Commonwealth perspective / by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Institutional framework for mainstreaming gender in public service personnel management / by the Commonwealth Secretariat Affirmative Action in the Commonwealth Secretariat
- Part 2. Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: report of a CPA Study Group, February-March 2001 / by Mrs Jacqui Sampson-Jacent
- Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Plenary report, September 2001
- Report of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Workshop on Gender, September 2001
- Strategic partnerships for politics in the 21st Century : Report of a Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Meeting, September 2001
- Representation of Women in Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781849641890
- 1849641897
- 9780585489025
- 0585489025
- OCLC:
- 923333866
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