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Women's voices : global perspectives on the right to vote
Title
Women's voices : global perspectives on the right to vote / Linda Strite Murnane, Renee Dopplick, and Caryl Ben Basat, editors.
ISBN
9781639051878
1639051872
9781639051885
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, International Law Section, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022.
Physical Description
xxxi, 131 pages ; 23 cm.
Summary
"Fifteen authors from ten countries describe efforts to secure women's right to vote and the related effects over the past century. Contributing authors brilliantly outline what has been accomplished and what tasks remain to close political gender gaps. They underscore the transformational leadership role women have played to achieve gains that all of us, women and men, enjoy today"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Women's voices First edition. Chicago : American Bar Association, 2022
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The Americas : advances, persistent obstacles, and new challenges / Alejandra Mora Mora
Australia : citizenship, participation, and reality / the Honorable Margaret Beazley, AC, KC, and Elizabeth Chapman
Brazil : impacts, barriers, and gender equality / Carla Amaral de Andrade Junqueira
Guatemala : securing equality and full political participation by women and indigenous people / María Isabel Luján Zilbermann and Fernanda Monzón Arroyo
India : the electoral landscape and the glass ceiling in the world's largest democracy / Arya Tripathy and Priti Suri
Iran : culture, political participation, and continuing efforts / Shima Rostami
Japan : pushback against pushbacks : why we need more women in parliament in Japan / Hayashi Yoko
Kenya : reflections on preventing sexual and gender-based election violence / Rachel Irura
United Kingdom : the legacy and impact of women's suffrage on the legal profession / Christina Blacklaws
United States : our sheroes have always been clan mothers : what America learned about suffrage from native women / the Honorable Lisa Atkinson
United States : unresolved accomplishments and trailblazing sheroes / Paulette Brown
United States : personal reflections on lessons from the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution / Gail Heriot Silverman.
Subjects
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American Bar Association. Section of International Law, sponsoring body.
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