Women and politics in Chile / Susan Franceschet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franceschet, Susan, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Chile--History.

Women.

Women and democracy--Chile.

Women and democracy.

Feminism--Chile.

Feminism.

Chile--Politics and government.

Chile.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why have women remained marginalized in Chilean politics, even within a context of democratization? Addressing this question, Susan Franceschet traces women's political activism in the country—from the early twentieth century struggles for suffrage to current efforts to expand and deepen the practice of democracy. Franceschet highlights the gendered nature of political participation in Chile, as well as changing perceptions of what is and is not political. Even as women enter electoral and bureaucratic politics in greater numbers, she argues, they are divided by ideology, competing interests, and unequal access to power. Clarifying the themes and challenges of the Chilean women's movement today, she finds an inextricable link between women's struggles for citizenship rights and the nation's broader struggles for democracy and social justice.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Women and Politics in Chile""; ""Gendered Patterns of Citizenship""; ""The Importance of Studying Women and Politics in Chile""; ""Overview of the Book""; ""Research and Methods""; ""Notes""; ""2-Gendered Citizenship in Chile: An Overview""; ""Democratization in Chile, 1932�1973""; ""Incomplete Democracy and Gendered Citizenship""; ""Redemocratization and Gendered Citizenship""; ""Table 2.1 Rates of Unemployment by Sex, 1990�2000""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""

""3-From First-Wave Feminism to “Mobilized Mothers,� 1932�1973""""The Context for First-Wave Feminism in Chile""; ""The Emergence of Women�s Movements""; ""The Suffrage Movement""; ""Women as Citizens: “Mobilized Mothers,� 1950�1973""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4-Dictatorship and Women�s Struggles for Democracy, 1973�1990""; ""Women Under Military Rule""; ""Women Mobilize as “Militant Mothers� and Feminists""; ""The Consolidation of a Women�s Movement""; ""Women�s Citizenship Demands""; ""Women�s Movements and Political Parties""

""The National Coalition of Women for Democracy""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""5-Where Are the Women Now? Electoral Politics in Chile�s New Democracy""; ""Table 5.1 Women in Appointed Positions, 1995 and 2002""; ""Table 5.2 Women in Elected Positions, 1994�1997 and 2002�2005""; ""Barriers to Women in Electoral Politics""; ""Strategies for Promoting Women in Formal Politics""; ""Table 5.3 Gender Quota Laws in Latin America""; ""Table 5.4 Women in National Party Executives, 2000""; ""Table 5.5 Female Candidates in the 2001 Parliamentary Elections""

""Do Women in Politics Make a Difference?""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""6-�State Feminism� in Posttransition Chile""; ""SERNAM and State Feminism in Chile""; ""The Politics of Establishing SERNAM""; ""SERNAM�s Organizational Form""; ""Conceptions of the State�s Role in Promoting Equality""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""7-Women�s Movements: Confronting New Challenges""; ""Movement Politics and the Chilean Transition to Democracy""; ""Women�s Movements, Feminists, and Democracy""; ""New Directions in Women�s Activism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""

""8-Gendered Citizenship and the Future of Chilean Democracy""""Politics of Difference""; ""Autonomy Versus Double Militancy""; ""Women and Electoral Politics""; ""Women and States""; ""Notes""; ""Appendix: List of Interviews""; ""Formal (recorded)""; ""Informal (not recorded)""; ""Acronyms""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-161-X

OCLC:

1334344736