Women, politics, and power :
Paxton, Pamela Marie.
Women, politics, and power : a global perspective / Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of figures, tables, and maps -- About the authors -- Preface -- Introduction to women in politics -- Women struggle for the vote : the history of women's suffrage -- Women struggle for representation : accessing positions of power -- Explaining the political representation of women culture -- Explaining the political representation of women social structure -- Explaining the political representation of women politics -- Explaining the political representation of women international factors -- Do women make a difference? -- Women from marginalized groups -- Regions : the West and the United States -- Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- Asia and the Pacific -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Where do we go from here? : and how do we get there? -- References -- Glossary/index.
9781483310473 (e-book)
Women--Political activity.
Women--Political activity--Cross-cultural studies.
Representative government and representation.
Electronic books.
HQ1236 / .P39 2014eb
324.082
Women, politics, and power : a global perspective / Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of figures, tables, and maps -- About the authors -- Preface -- Introduction to women in politics -- Women struggle for the vote : the history of women's suffrage -- Women struggle for representation : accessing positions of power -- Explaining the political representation of women culture -- Explaining the political representation of women social structure -- Explaining the political representation of women politics -- Explaining the political representation of women international factors -- Do women make a difference? -- Women from marginalized groups -- Regions : the West and the United States -- Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Middle East and North Africa -- Asia and the Pacific -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Where do we go from here? : and how do we get there? -- References -- Glossary/index.
9781483310473 (e-book)
Women--Political activity.
Women--Political activity--Cross-cultural studies.
Representative government and representation.
Electronic books.
HQ1236 / .P39 2014eb
324.082
