Women of Power: Half a Century of Female Presidents and Prime Ministers WorldwidePolicy Press, 30.7.2014 - 576 sivua CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why women in 53 countries rose to the top in the years since World War II. Packed with fascinating case studies detailing the rise to power of all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, the motives, achievements and life stories of the female top leaders, including findings from interviews carried out by the author, provide a nuanced picture of women in power. The book will have wide international appeal to students, academics, government officials, women’s rights activists and political activists, as well as anyone interested in international affairs, politics, social issues, gender and equality. |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 90
Sivu ix
... feminism was not accepted. At school, I was told by my classmates that I could not be a class representative because I was a girl. Feminist breakthrough When I started studying at the university, I joined the NKF and have been an active ...
... feminism was not accepted. At school, I was told by my classmates that I could not be a class representative because I was a girl. Feminist breakthrough When I started studying at the university, I joined the NKF and have been an active ...
Sivu x
... feminist wave hit in the 1960s/1970s. All of a sudden, feminist groups popped up here and there.There were protest meetings and demonstrations. 'Women's liberation' was hotly debated, and angry female voices demanded more women in ...
... feminist wave hit in the 1960s/1970s. All of a sudden, feminist groups popped up here and there.There were protest meetings and demonstrations. 'Women's liberation' was hotly debated, and angry female voices demanded more women in ...
Sivu 19
... feminist and an ardent advocate of girls' education.The family was disappointed when she gave birth to a girl, not a boy, and there were no more children. But Motilal Nehru wanted boys and girls to be treated equally, and Indira's ...
... feminist and an ardent advocate of girls' education.The family was disappointed when she gave birth to a girl, not a boy, and there were no more children. But Motilal Nehru wanted boys and girls to be treated equally, and Indira's ...
Sivu 26
... feminist. I'm a human being. I don't think of myself as a woman when I do my job. According to the Indian Constitution, all citizens are equal, without distinction regarding sex, language or State. I'm just an Indian citizen and the ...
... feminist. I'm a human being. I don't think of myself as a woman when I do my job. According to the Indian Constitution, all citizens are equal, without distinction regarding sex, language or State. I'm just an Indian citizen and the ...
Sivu 36
... feminist, but ... When Golda Meir was young, she refused to be bound by traditional conventions and fought against ... feminism that gives rise to bra-burning, hatred of men or a campaign against motherhood' (Meir, 1976: 89). In her view ...
... feminist, but ... When Golda Meir was young, she refused to be bound by traditional conventions and fought against ... feminism that gives rise to bra-burning, hatred of men or a campaign against motherhood' (Meir, 1976: 89). In her view ...
Sisältö
1 | |
7 | |
background approaches research | 53 |
women are able in various ways | 83 |
4 Roaring SheTigers in South Asia | 121 |
5 Equilibrists in East Asia | 161 |
6 Machismo marianismo and modernism in Latin America | 197 |
7 Lopsided democracies in the Caribbean | 253 |
from communism to capitalism | 321 |
womanpower and defeat | 375 |
summary of the regional chapters1 | 439 |
overview variation trends | 461 |
Notes | 501 |
Bibliography in original languages | 517 |
women presidents and prime ministers 19602010a positions and terms of office when first came to power | 561 |
Index | 565 |
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Women of power: Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers ... Skard, Torild Rajoitettu esikatselu - 2014 |
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
active Africa Angela Merkel appointed authoritarian Bachelet Bandaranaike became prime minister Benazir Bhutto Brundtland cabinet candidate Caribbean CEDAW cent women Chamorro Çiller coalition Communist corruption countries country’s criticised democracy democratic democratisation Domitien economic elected president Elisabeth Domitien Eugenia Charles father female feminist gender equality Golda Golda Meir Gro Harlem Brundtland groups Hasina head husband increased independent Indira Gandhi Isabel Perón Janet Jagan Labour Latin America leadership majority male Margaret Thatcher Mary McAleese Megawati Meir Merkel military mother number of women parliamentary participated party leader People’s Perón policies political parties politicians population position presidential presidential systems prime minister quotas re-elected regime representation of women role Senate Sheikh Hasina Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirleaf social Thatcher took Tymoshenko vice president vote woman women in parliament women leaders women ministers women top leaders women’s issues women’s movement women’s organisations women’s rights