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Women, Power, and Political Representation
Canadian and Comparative Perspectives
Roosmarijn de Geus (Edited by), Erin Tolley (Edited by), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Edited by), Peter John Loewen (Edited by)
9781487525200
Paperback / softback, published 22 July 2021
214 pages, 10 figures and 8 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.31 kg
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.
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 (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 Underrepresentation 10. Gender Quotas and Beyond: Policy Solutions to Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics 11. 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 Critical Actors in the Policy Making Process 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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