Gendering politics : women in Israel / Hanna Herzog.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzog, Hanna.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.

Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Israel.

Women.

Local government--Israel.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Considers the cultural and structural limitations on the participation of women in politics

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Women in Local Politics; ""The Natural Arena""; Localization of Local Government in Israel; Trends in Women's Representation in Local Government; Research Questions; Research Subjects and Collecting of Data; Social Profile of Women Elected to Local Governments; 2. Women and Politics: The Private/Public Split; Public and Private: A Modern Western Mind-Set; Private and Public as a Modern Western Pattern of Social Organization; Private and Public as Political Construct

Private and Public and the Study of Women and Politics The Politics of Private and Public; Private and Public in the Israeli Context; 3. Role Conflict as an Ideology; Postponing the Entry into Politics: An Age Obstacle?; Forgoing a Family: Is It Really Necessary?; The Conflict Myth; Role Conflict as Ideology; The Ideology of Role Conflict and Scientific Research; 4. Have Your Cake and Eat It: Women Entering the Public Sphere; Grazing in Foreign Pastures; Segregation by Gender; Voluntarism: The Realm of Women; Exclusion and Political Power; Local Politics: The Natural Arena for Women?

5. Exchange Rate for Women: Converting Resources into Political Power Human Capital; Organizational Resources; Localization and the Way to the Top; 6. Women and the Political Map; The Major Parties: Labor and Likud; Independent Lists; Minor Parties; Religious Parties; Women's Lists; Differences among Women on the Political Map; 7. Local Community and Local Politics; Jewish Localities; Arab Localities; 8. Politics of Women or by Women?; Political Activity in the Election Campaign; Political Activity during Term of Office; Political Activity: Career or Passing Experience?

Women in Politics: Representatives of What?9. Women at the Top; Women Mayors; Independence in the Race for the Top; Struggle for the Top: Conclusion; 10. More than a Looking Glass: Women in Politics and the Media; Scope of Media Exposure; Modes of Exposure; Conclusion: Entrapped in a Gendered World; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612638893

9781282638891

1282638890

9780472023394

047202339X

OCLC:

743201110