Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-465) and index.
Contents:
Where do we go from here? And how do we get there? Women struggle for the vote: the history of women's suffrage -- Women struggle for representation: accessing positions of power -- Explaining the political representation of women - culture -- Explaining the political representation of women - social structure -- Explaining the political representation of women - politics -- Explaining the political representation of the women - international factors -- Do women make a difference? -- Women from marginalized groups -- Regions: the West and the United States -- Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North America -- Asia and the Pacific -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Where do we go from here? And how do we get there?
Summary:
"Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective offers a clear, detailed introduction to women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. This third edition includes more than 100 new studies from the rapidly expanding field of gender and politics." --Back cover.
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