Women in Taiwan Politics : Overcoming Barriers to Womens Participation in a Modernizing Society / Cal Clark, Janet Clark, Bih-er Chou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chou, Bih-Er, Author.

Clark, Cal, Author.

Clark, Janet, Author.

Contributor:

Chou, Bih-Er, Contributor.

Clark, Cal, Contributor.

Clark, Janet, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Exploring how women overcome societal and cultural barriers to their political participation in a rapidly modernizing society, this book presents a case study of the Republic of China on Taiwan.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

PART ONE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE The Political Underrepresentation of Women: A Taiwan Case Study

CHAPTER TWO The Representation of Women

PART TWO THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN TAIWAN

CHAPTER THREE Economic and Political Development in Taiwan

CHAPTER FOUR Development and Women's Status in Taiwan

CHAPTER FIVE The Reserved-Seats System and Women's Political Representation in the Republic of China

PART THREE ASSEMBLYWOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA

CHAPTER SIX The Study and Research Methodology

CHAPTER SEVEN The Roots of Participation: Selective Countersocialization

CHAPTER EIGHT Political Characteristics: Similar Resources but Significant Gender Discrimination

CHAPTER NINE Legislative Activities: Selective Emphases

PART FOUR CONCLUSION

CHAPTER TEN The Taiwan Experience and Overcoming Barriers to Women's Political Participation and Representation

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Book and the Authors

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-605-5

OCLC:

1334343756