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Women, Power, and Political Representation : Canadian and Comparative Perspectives
Title
Women, Power, and Political Representation : Canadian and Comparative Perspectives / ed. by Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Roosmarijn de Geus, Peter John Loewen, Erin Tolley.
ISBN
9781487536459
Publication
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (214 p.) : 10 figures and 8 tables
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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In English.
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Summary
Delving into the pressing topic of gender and politics, this volume provides fresh comparative perspectives on "what works" to promote women in politics today. Inspiring and informative, Women, Power, and Political Representation offers a comprehensive overview of the role women play in contemporary politics, and pinpoints the reasons behind their underrepresentation. Discussing the challenges and opportunities women face when running for office, as well as their experiences as political leaders, this book offers a broad and thoughtful overview of the pitfalls encountered by women, from gender biases to sexual harassment, in the notoriously male dominated political arena. Featuring a range of voices that articulate a path towards women's political advancement and equality, Women, Power, and Political Representation is an important and timely resource for scholars, students, and women working professionally in Canadian and international politics.
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De Gruyter University Press eBook pilot project 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 09, 2021
Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Part One : Canadian Perspectives on Women in Politics
1 Women's Representation in Canadian Federal Cabinets, 1980-2019
2 Do Women Get Fewer Votes in Ontario Provincial Elections?
3 News and Political Legitimacy: Gendered Mediation of Canadian Political Leaders
4 Adversarial Politics: Understanding the Colonial Context of Indigenous Women's Political Participation in Canada
Part Two : Comparative Perspectives on Women in Politics
5 Missing the Wave? Women Congressional Candidates Who Lost in the 2018 Election
6 Black Women's Hair Matters: The Uneasy Marriage of Electoral Politics and (Dis)Respectability Politics
7 Women in the Plenary: Verbal Participation in the Argentine Congress
8 Women as Party Leaders
9 A Question of Ethics? Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Legislatures of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada
Part Three : Responses to Women's Electoral Under-Representation
10 Gender Quotas and Beyond: Policy Solutions to Women's Under-Representation in Politics
11 Effects of Quotas, Reserved Seats, and Electoral Rules on Women Parliamentarians in Asia
12 Changing Minds: Canadian Perspectives on Gender Quotas and Diversity
13 Gender Quotas and Women's Political Representation: Lessons for Canada
Part Four : New Research Directions
14 Making the Case for Women's Representation: What, Who, and Why
15 Women in Parliament: From Presence to Impact
16 Too Feminine to Be a Leader? Systematic Implicit Biases against Women Politicians
17 Women in Politics: Beyond the Heterosexual Fantasy
18 New Backlash? New Barriers? Assessing Women's Contemporary Public Engagement
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