Women, politics, and power : a global perspective.: a global perspective. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Paxton, Pamela Marie; Hughes, Melanie M
• Contents: <span style="font-weight:bold;">About the Authors ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Preface ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Introduction to Women in Politics ; Arguments for Women’s Representation in Politics; <span style="font-style:italic;">The Story of Mukhtar Mai: Village Council Justice ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Wife Beating in Nigeria—de jure vs. de facto Law ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Filibustering in Texas—A Woman Representative Holds Out ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Justice Arguments for Women’s Representation ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Utility Arguments for Women’s Representation ; A Brief Overview of Women’s Participation in Politics; Orienting Theories; <span style="font-style:italic;">Power ; <span style="font-style:italic;">The Dimensions of Power: An Example ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Gender and Gender Stratification ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Gender and Power Concepts: Patriarchy, Public Versus Private, and Intersectionality ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Feminist Institutionalism ; Overview of the Book; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Women Struggle for the Vote: The History of Women’s Suffrage ; Social Movement Concepts; Suffrage in the United States; <span style="font-style:italic;">Women’s Suffrage and the U.S. Constitution ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Women and the Antislavery Movement: The Struggle Begins ; <span style="font-style:italic;">The Leadership, Organization, and Tactics of the Early Suffrage Movement ; <span style="font-style:italic;">“Ain’t I a Woman?” By Sojourner Truth, 1851 ; <span style="font-style:italic;">The State Suffrage Movement: Why the West Was Best ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Partnering With the Progressive Movement ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Opposition to Women’s Suffrage ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Women Gain the Vote: The Events Leading to the Passage of the 19th Amendment ; Suffrage Movements Outside the United States; <span style="font-style:italic;">Time Period ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Movement Size, Composition, and Alliances ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Goals and Ideology ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Movement Opposition ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Tactics and Level of Militancy ; The International Women’s Movement; Women’s Suffrage After 1945; Women Exercising Their Vote; First Women Members of Parliament; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Positions and Pathways: Women’s Representation in Government ; Government Structures and Positions of Power; Women Presidents and Prime Ministers; <span style="font-style:italic;">Paths to Power for Women National Leaders ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Difficulties Faced by Women Leaders ; Women in Cabinet Positions; Women in Parliaments; <span style="font-style:italic;">Milestones and Historical Trajectories ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Women in Parliaments Today ; Women in the Judiciary; Women in Local Governance; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Intersectionality and Difference ; Thinking Intersectionally; Slower and Lower: The Double and Triple Barriers faced by Women from Marginalized Groups; Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women; Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex; Indigenous Women; The Puzzle of Success: Complementary and Strategic Opportunities; The Puzzle of Transgender Women’s Success; All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men; When Identities Collide: The Rights and Representaiton of Immigrant and Indigenous Women; But Who Represents Us? Multiple Marginalization and Substantive Representation; Out in the Open: “Out” Candidates and Public Officials; Who Is Indigenous; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Culture ; A Woman’s Place in History: Women in Political Philosophy; A Woman’s Place Today: The Continuing Power of Culture; <span style="font-style:italic;">Regional Differences ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Religion ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Cultural Attitudes ; Culture and Women’s Representation in Politics; <span style="font-style:italic;">Ambition ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Role Model Effects ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Media ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">6. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Social Structure ; Economic Development; Money; Time; Civic and Political Skills; Education; Work; Networks; Beyond Meritocracy; Violence Against Women in Politics; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">7. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Politics ; Democracy; Selection Mechanisms; <span style="font-style:italic;">Electoral Systems ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Why Are Proportional Representation Systems Good for Women? ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Types of Political Representation Systems ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Are the Same Systems and Rules Good for All Women? ; Political Appointments; Characteristics of Political Parties; From Candidate to Legislator; Quotas; <span style="font-style:italic;">What Kinds of Quotas Are There and Which Are Better? ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Threshold for Representation ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Candidate Quotas, Political Party Quotas, and Reserved Seats ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Quotas, Looking Beyond Gender ; <span style="font-style:italic;">¡SOY JUANA, no “Juanita”!: Quota Reform in Mexico ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Looking Beyond National Legislatures ; <span style="font-style:italic;">The Adoption of Gender Quotas ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Do Quotas affect Candidate Quality? Can Quotas Disrupt Men’s Power? ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">8. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—International Factors ; The International Women’s Movement; <span style="font-style:italic;">A Brief History of Women’s Activism in the United Nations ; Women’s Activism Increases the Supply and Demand of Women in Politics; Foreign Aid and Women’s Representation; The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Armed Conflict and Women&
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 324.082; Women -- Political activity; Women -- Political activity -- Cross-cultural studies; Representative government and representation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538137529
• Related ISBNs: 9781538137505; 9781538137512
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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