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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.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Lovenduski, Joni.
Campbell, Rosie, 1967-
Sampson-Jacent, Jacqui.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
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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