{"product_id":"women-power-and-political-representation-canadian-and-comparative-perspectives-paperback-softback-9781487525200","title":"Women, Power, and Political Representation; Canadian and Comparative Perspectives (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487525200","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen, Power, and Political Representation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanadian and Comparative Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoosmarijn de Geus (Edited by), Erin Tolley (Edited by), Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (Edited by), Peter John Loewen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487525200\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages, 10 figures and 8 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving 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, \u003ci\u003eWomen, Power, and Political Representation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the role women play in contemporary politics, and pinpoints the reasons behind their underrepresentation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussing 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\u0026amp;#x2019;s political advancement and equality, \u003ci\u003eWomen, Power, and Political Representation\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and timely resource for scholars, students, and women working professionally in Canadian and international politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eRoosmarijn de Geus, Erin Tolley, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Peter John Loewen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Canadian Perspectives on Women in Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s representation in Canadian federal cabinets 1980-2019\u003cbr\u003eRoosmarijn de Geus and Peter John Loewen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Do Women Get Fewer Votes in Ontario Provincial Elections?\u003cbr\u003eSemra Sevi, André Blais and Vincent Arel-Bundock \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. News and Political Legitimacy: Gendered Mediation of Canadian Political Leaders \u003cbr\u003eLinda Trimble \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Adversarial politics: Understanding the colonial context of Indigenous women\u0026amp;#x2019;s political participation in Canada\u003cbr\u003eRobyn Bourgeois\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Comparative Perspectives on Women in Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Missing the Wave? Women Congressional Candidates Who Lost in the 2018 Election \u003cbr\u003eJulie Dolan, Paru Shah and Semilla Stripp \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Black Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hair Matters: The Uneasy Marriage of Electoral Politics (Dis)Respectability Politics \u003cbr\u003eNadia E. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Women in the Plenary: Verbal Participation in the Argentine Congress\u003cbr\u003eTiffany D. Barnes and Victoria Beall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Women as Party Leaders \u003cbr\u003eDiana Z. O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Question of Ethics? Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Legislatures of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada \u003cbr\u003eTracey Raney and Cheryl Collier \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Responses to Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Electoral Underrepresentation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Gender Quotas and Beyond: Policy Solutions to Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Underrepresentation in Politics\u003cbr\u003eMagda Hinojosa, Miki Kittilson and Alexandra M. Williams \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Quotas, Reserved Seats and Electoral Rules on Women Parliamentarians in Asia\u003cbr\u003eNetina Tan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Changing Minds. Canadian Perspectives on Gender Quotas and Diversity.\u003cbr\u003eChantal Maillé\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Gender Quotas and Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Political Representation: Lessons for Canada\u003cbr\u003eSusan Franceschet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four: New Research Directions \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Making the Case for Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Representation: What, Who, and Why\u003cbr\u003eKelly Dittmar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Women in Parliament: From Presence to Impact Critical Actors in the Policy Making Process \u003cbr\u003eMalliga Och\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Too feminine to be a leader? Systematic implicit biases against women politicians \u003cbr\u003eShan-Jan Sarah Liu\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Women in Politics: Beyond the heterosexual fantasy\u003cbr\u003eManon Tremblay, PhD\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. New Backlash? New Barriers? Assessing Women\u0026amp;#x2019;s Contemporary Public Engagement \u003cbr\u003eSylvia Bashevkin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595605176600,"sku":"9781487525200","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/women-power-and-political-representation-canadian-and-comparative-perspectives-paperback-softback-9781487525200","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}