Feminist agendas and democracy in Latin America
By: edited by Jane S. Jaquette.
Contributors: Jaquette, Jane S., 1942-
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780822344377; 9780822344490
Subjects: Women in politics -- Latin America; Women and democracy -- Latin America; Feminism -- Latin America; Democracy -- Latin America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Feminist politics in contemporary Chile : from the democratic transition to Bachelet / Marcela Ríos Tobar; title: Gender quotas, candidate selection, and electoral campaigns : comparing Argentina  and Brazil / Jutta Marx, Jutta Borner, and Mariana Caminotti; title: Feminist activism in a changing political context : Venezuela / Gioconda Espina; title: The effectiveness of legal strategies in Argentina / Beatríz Kohen; title: Violence against women in Brazil : international litigation and local advances / Flavia Piovesan; title: Gender and human rights : lessons from the Peruvian truth and reconciliation Commission / Julissa Mantilla Falcón; title: International feminisms : the world social forum / Virginia Vargas; title: Social accountability and citizen participation : are Latin American governments meeting their commitments to gender equity? / Teresa Valdés and Alina Donoso; title: Violence and activism at the Mexico/United States border : women, migration, and obstacles to justice / Kathleen Staudt and Gabriela Montoya; title: Feminist activism and the challenges of democracy / Jane s. jaquette.