100 Questions about women and politics / Manon Tremblay ; translated from French by Kathe Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tremblay, Manon, author.

Contributor:

Roth, Kathe, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Canada.

Women.

Women politicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]

Summary:

Both yesterday's suffragists and today's feminists have battled for women to vote and hold office, and their successes have made it possible for countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Iceland, Liberia, and the United Kingdom to have female heads of state. Despite these notable advances, women are still largely underrepresented in parliaments and governments around the world. Why, after so many years of feminist struggle, are women still obstructed from full political citizenship by a glass ceiling? Manon Tremblay's 100 Questions about Women and Politics discusses electoral politics in Canada and abroad, focusing on women's rights to vote and run for office in legislative elections, political parties, voting systems, electoral "as for women, and participation in parliaments and governments. Against a background of observations taken from academic research, Tremblay uses an innovative approach by dividing her book into 100 questions and answers to address a range of important issues. Are electorates sexist or lesbophobic? Are family responsibilities a real obstacle to women's engagement in politics? What strategies are available to increase the number of female politicians? Are gender "as democratic? Once elected to office, do women represent women? How does women's political citizenship in Canada compare to that in other countries? A timely book on the unfinished work of representative democracy, 100 Questions about Women and Politics takes a comprehensive yet concise approach to demystifying the major issues dominating the study of gender and government.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Studying Women’s Participation in Electoral Politics

The Rights to Vote and to Run for Office

Electoral Behaviour

Obstacles to the Election of Women

The Proportion of Women in Parliaments

Strategies for Feminizing Parliaments

Political Representation

Participation in Cabinet

Women’s Participation in Electoral Politics in Canada

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780773555440

0773555447

9780773555433

0773555439