Women in Executive Power: A Global Overview Contributor(s): Bauer, Gretchen (Editor), Tremblay, Manon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415603803 ISBN-13: 9780415603805 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
Dewey: 352.230 |
LCCN: 2010036132 |
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Women in Executive Power studies the participation of women in the political executive around the world--notably in cabinet positions as ministers and sub-ministers and as heads of government and state. Providing multiple case studies in each chapter, the book provides regional overviews of nine different world regions covering those with the fewest to the most women in executive power. Evaluating the role of socio-cultural, economic and political variables of women's access to cabinet positions and positions of head of state and government, the book shows that women are increasingly moving into positions previously considered 'male'. Tracing the historical trends of women's participation in governments that has markedly increased in the last two decades, the book assesses the factors that have contributed to women's increasing presence in executives and the extent to which women executives, once in office, represent women's interests. With case studies from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Arab world and Oceania, Women in Executive Power will be of interest to scholars of comparative politics, gender and women's studies. |