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Women, Politics, and Power

A Global Perspective
4. Fourth Edition

von: Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes, Tiffany D. Barnes
59,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	17.03.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9781538137529
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	504

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Titelbeschreibung

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective
 provides a clear, detailed introduction to women’s political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Through broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, the authors document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength. Readers see the cultural, structural, political, and international influences on women’s access to political power, and the difference women make once in political office.
 
 
 
 
The fourth edition includes the latest information available on women in politics around the world, including current events as they have unfolded across the globe. The newest thinking in the field is presented, including on violence against women in politics.
 
 
 
 
Approach and Features
 
 
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<li>Nine thematic chapters explain women’s access to office in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and why it matters. </li>
<li>Six chapters cover women’s political power in specific geographic regions with recent research and events.</li>
<li>The book’s intersectional perspective attends to the ways gender interacts with other forms of difference, both throughout the volume and in a dedicated chapter.</li>
<li>A bounty of figures, maps, and tables provide visual accounts of the variations in women’s access to political power around the world, the growth in women’s political power over time, and persistent obstacles to gender equality in politics.</li>
</ul>

Titelkurzbeschreibung

This book provides a clear, detailed introduction to women’s political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Through broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, the authors document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors
 
Preface
 
1. Introduction to Women in Politics
 Arguments for Women’s Representation in Politics 
The Story of Mukhtar Mai: Village Council Justice
 
Wife Beating in Nigeria—de jure vs. de facto Law 
 
Filibustering in Texas—A Woman Representative Holds Out 
 
Justice Arguments for Women’s Representation 
 
Utility Arguments for Women’s Representation
 A Brief Overview of Women’s Participation in Politics Orienting Theories 
Power
 
The Dimensions of Power: An Example
 
Gender and Gender Stratification
 
Gender and Power Concepts: Patriarchy, Public Versus Private, and Intersectionality
 
Feminist Institutionalism
 Overview of the Book 
2. Women Struggle for the Vote: The History of Women’s Suffrage
 Social Movement Concepts Suffrage in the United States 
Women’s Suffrage and the U.S. Constitution
 
Women and the Antislavery Movement: The Struggle Begins
 
The Leadership, Organization, and Tactics of the Early Suffrage Movement
 
“Ain’t I a Woman?” By Sojourner Truth, 1851
 
The State Suffrage Movement: Why the West Was Best
 
Partnering With the Progressive Movement
 
Opposition to Women’s Suffrage
 
Women Gain the Vote: The Events Leading to the Passage of the 19th Amendment
 Suffrage Movements Outside the United States 
Time Period
 
Movement Size, Composition, and Alliances
 
Goals and Ideology
 
Movement Opposition
 
Tactics and Level of Militancy
 The International Women’s Movement Women’s Suffrage After 1945 Women Exercising Their Vote First Women Members of Parliament 
3. Positions and Pathways: Women’s Representation in Government
 Government Structures and Positions of Power Women Presidents and Prime Ministers 
Paths to Power for Women National Leaders
 
Difficulties Faced by Women Leaders
 Women in Cabinet Positions Women in Parliaments 
Milestones and Historical Trajectories
 
Women in Parliaments Today
 Women in the Judiciary Women in Local Governance 
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 
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 
Regional Differences
 
Religion
 
Cultural Attitudes
 Culture and Women’s Representation in Politics 
Ambition
 
Role Model Effects
 
Media
 
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 
7. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Politics
 Democracy Selection Mechanisms 
Electoral Systems
 
Why Are Proportional Representation Systems Good for Women?
 
Types of Political Representation Systems
 
Are the Same Systems and Rules Good for All Women?
 Political Appointments Characteristics of Political Parties From Candidate to Legislator Quotas 
What Kinds of Quotas Are There and Which Are Better?
 
Threshold for Representation
 
Candidate Quotas, Political Party Quotas, and Reserved Seats
 
Quotas, Looking Beyond Gender
 
¡SOY JUANA, no “Juanita”!: Quota Reform in Mexico
 
Looking Beyond National Legislatures
 
The Adoption of Gender Quotas
 
Do Quotas affect Candidate Quality? Can Quotas Disrupt Men’s Power?
 
8. Explaining the Political Representation of Women—International Factors
 The International Women’s Movement 
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’s Access to Power 
9. Do Women Make a Difference?
 Thinking Differently: Women’s Views on Women and Their Policy Priorities Acting Differently: Women’s Voting Patterns and Bill Sponsorship Acting Successfully: Women’s Legislative Effectiveness Legislating Differently: Women’s Legislative Style Do Numbers Matter? Women’s Movements and Women’s Policy Machinery as Alternative Sources of Influence Winning Hearts and Minds: Symbolic Representation 
10. Regions: The West and the United States
 The Geography of Women in Politics Western Industrialized Countries 
Success Stories: Early Nordic Growth, Parity, and Imbalanced Cabinets
 
Backlash: Harassment, Violence, and the Murder of Jo Cox
 
Women in the European Union
 Middle of the Pack: The United States 
Women in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives: Growing Slowly
 
Women in the States
 
Women in the State Legislature
 
Women Governors
 
Women and the American Presidency
 
I Just Don’t Think She has a Presidential Look
 
Explanations—Culture
 
Explanations—Structure (Eligibility)
 
Explanations—Politics
 
Gender Gaps in American Politics
 
Party Affiliation
 
Voter Turnout
 
Campaign Activities
 
11. Eastern Europe and Central Asia
 The Fall of the Soviet Union: Women Fall Too Variation in Recovery Explaining Women’s Political Power Since 1990 
Eastern and Central Europe and the European Union
 Populism and the Far-Right Bring Backslides 
12. Latin America and the Caribbean
 Legacies of Culture in Latin America Democratization and Women’s Political Empowerment 
Women’s Participation in Guerrilla Warfare and Revolutionary Movements
 
Women’s Participation in Protest Movements
 
Women’s Current Activism
 
Participation to Representation?
 Gender Quotas Setbacks and Challenges for Women in Politics 
13. Middle East and North Africa
 An Overview and Brief History of the Region 
What Explains Women’s Underrepresentation?
 Changes Come to Women of the Gulf Region 
Wins for Women in Bahrain
 
Women’s Rights Stall in Kuwait
 Forces for Change in the Region 
Gender Quotas: A Look at Early Adopters
 
Raising Awareness about Women’s Political Underrepresentation in Turkey
 Women and the Arab Spring After the Arab Spring 
14. Asia and the Pacific
 Cultural Obstacles 
Confucianism
 
Honor Culture
 
Women Voters (Not) Supporting Women
 Structural Obstacles 
Industrialization and Work
 
Violence Against Women 
 
Family Ties 
 
Clientelism and Corruption
 Political Obstacles 
Local Gender Quotas in India: Women in the Panchayat Raj
 Women in Afghanistan 
15. Sub-Saharan Africa
 Colonialism One-Party Rule, Democracy, and Democratization Women, Ethnicity, and Ethnic Politics Gender and Ethnic Quotas in Burundi Increasing the Supply of Women Candidates Changing Culture Changing Politics Continuing Challenges 
16. Where Do We Go From Here? And How Do We Get There?
 Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? How Do We Get There? Furthering Women’s Position in the Social Structure Influencing Culture Disrupting Politics as Usual In Conclusion: What Would a 50/50 World Look Like? 
Glossary
 
References
 
Index

Autorenportrait

Pamela Paxton is the Linda K. George and John Wilson Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin
. PhD in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has consulted for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Academies. She has intersecting research interests in prosocial behavior, politics, gender, and methodology. She is the author of articles and books on women in politics, nonprofits, and quantitative methodology. 
 
 
 
 
Melanie M. Hughes is Professor of Sociology, has a secondary appointment in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and is Co-Director of the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL) at the University of Pittsburgh
. PhD in Sociology from The Ohio State University. Her research considers how gender intersects with other forces of marginalization to influence women's political power. She has published numerous articles on women’s legislative representation cross-nationally in journals such as 
American Political Science Review
, 
American Sociological Review
, 
European Journal of Political Research, 
and
 Politics & Gender
. Currently, she is consulting the 
United Nations Development Programme
 to increase the availability of data on women in decision-making positions in public administration. She is also writing a book on the political dominance of men from majority racial, ethnic, and religious groups worldwide.
 
 
 
 
Tiffany D. Barnes is an Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Kentucky and affiliated faculty with Gender and Women’s Studies and Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
. PhD in political science from Rice University. Her research focuses on Latin America, gender and politics, and comparative political institutions. Her book, 
Gendering Legislative Behavior
, (Cambridge University Press 2016) won the Alan Rosenthal Prize from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2017. Her other research appears in journals such as the 
American Journal of Political Science
, 
Journal of Politics
, 
Comparative Political Studies
, 
Political Research Quarterly
, 
Politics & Gender,
 and 
Politics, Groups, and Identities
. She was awarded the Emerging Scholar Award from the Legislative Studies Section of the APSA and the Early Career Award from the Midwest Women's Caucus for Political Science. She formerly served as the president for the Midwest Women's’ Caucus. She is an associate editor at 
Research & Politics, 
the editor of 
The Legislative Scholar
, the newsletter for the Legislative Studies Section of the APSA, and on the editorial boards of 
The Journal of Politics, 
and
 Political Research Quarterly.