Women, politics, and power : a global perspective / Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paxton, Pamela Marie, author.

Hughes, Melanie M., author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Political participation.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : A SAGE Company, 2017.

Summary:

Incorporates important recent changes in women's political participation and representation, such as the election of new women presidents and prime ministers and the continued spread of gender quotas Expanded coverage of women's political participation now includes women judges and women in local levels of governance Updated coverage of women's political representation in the Middle East and North Africa highlights events and issues since the Arab Spring Incorporates more than 100 new studies from the rapidly expanding field of gender and politics Includes an up-to-date discussion on gender quotas and their effects, including coverage of the trend towards "parity" quotas KEY FEATURES: Six chapters cover women's political power in specific geographic regions with case studies from all over the world Includes the latest information available on women in politics worldwide Charts, maps, and tables give visual overviews of the substantial variation in women's access to political power around the world, the growth in women's political power over time, and persistent obstacles to gender equality in politics.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on XML content.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781071872895 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1301393761

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.