Women, politics, and power
Subtitle: a global perspective
By: Pamela Paxton, the University of Texas at Austin, Melanie M. Hughes, University of Pittsburgh
Contributors: Hughes, Melanie M.
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Sociology for a new century series; Sociology for a new century
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9781412998666
Subjects: Representative government and representation; Folkrepresentation; Kvinnor i politiken; Kvinnorepresentation; Cross-cultural studies; Political activity; Women
Description: Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women's political strength across diverse countries. In addition to describing worldwide themes, the book acknowledges differences among women through attention to intersectionality and heterogeneity among women. Dedicated chapters on six geographic regions highlight the distinct paths women may take to political power in different parts of the world. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women's political power around the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. Introduction to women in politics; title: Arguments for women's representation in politics; title: Brief overview of women's participation in politics; title: 2. Women struggle for the vote : the history of women's suffrage; title: Social movement concepts; title: Suffrage in the United States; title: Suffrage movements outside the United States; title: The International Women's Movement; title: Women's suffrage after 1945; title: Women exercising their vote; title: 3. Women struggle for representation : accessing positions of power; title: First female members of Parliament; title: Women access parliaments : patterns of representation; title: Women in top leadership positions; title: Women in Cabinet positions; title: 4. Explaining the political representation of women : culture; title: A woman's place in history : women in political philosophy; title: A women's place today : the continuing power of culture; title: Culture and women's representation in politics; title: 5. Explaining the political representation of women : social structure; title: Money; title: Time; title: Civic skills and community participation; title: Education; title: Work; title: Economic power; title: Informal networks; title: Structural arguments : the evidence; title: 6. Explaining the political representation of women : politics; title: Democracy; title: electoral systems; title: Characteristics of political parties; title: From candidate to legislator; title: Quotas; title: Moving up the ladder : women in local governance; title: Putting it all together : democracy, electoral systems, and quotas; title: 7. Explaining the political representation of women : international factors; title: The International Women's Movement; title: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; title: 8. Do women make a difference?; title: Thinking differently : women's views on women and their policy priorities; title: Acting differently : women's voting patterns and bill sponsorship; title: Acting successfully : women's legislative style; title: Do numbers matter? Critical mass and women's impact; title: Women's movements and women's policy machinery as alternate sources of influence.; title: 9. Women from marginalized groups; title: Thinking intersectionally; title: Double barriers; title: Strategic opportunities; title: Acknowledging differences; title: 10. Regions : the West and the United States; title: The geography of women in politics; title: Western industrialized countries; title: Middle of the pack : the United States; title: 11. Eastern Europe and Central Asia; title: The fall of the Soviet Union : women fall too; title: Variation in recovery; title: Explaining women's political power since 1990; title: 12. Latin America and the Caribbean; title: Cultural barriers to women in politics in Latin America; title: Democratization and women's political empowerment; title: Gender quotas; title: 13. Middle East and North Africa; title: An overview and brief history of the region; title: Changes come to women of the Arab Gulf; title: Gender quotas; title: Women and the Arab Spring; title: 14. Asia and the Pacific; title: East Asia; title: Southeast Asia; title: South Asia; title: Oceania; title: 15. Sub-Saharan Africa; title: Colonialism; title: Women, ethnicity, and Nationalism; title: Armed conflict : devastation yet hope?; title: Continuing challenges; title: 16. Where do we go from here? : and how do we get there?; title: In conclusion : what would a 50/50 world look like?; title: Glossary.