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 84
Sivu iii
... Mother', Gro Harlem Brundtland Rising wave of feminism Four 'Roaring She-Tigers' in South Asia Poor and populous South Asia Benazir Bhutto: daughter of the East Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh vii viii ix 7 17 28 37 42 47 53 ...
... Mother', Gro Harlem Brundtland Rising wave of feminism Four 'Roaring She-Tigers' in South Asia Poor and populous South Asia Benazir Bhutto: daughter of the East Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh vii viii ix 7 17 28 37 42 47 53 ...
Sivu 11
... mother was a traditional doctor and her father was a district leader and member of the Senate. Sirima was born in 1916 and grew up in a Buddhist cultural tradition, but was sent to Catholic school in Colombo. She was the oldest of six ...
... mother was a traditional doctor and her father was a district leader and member of the Senate. Sirima was born in 1916 and grew up in a Buddhist cultural tradition, but was sent to Catholic school in Colombo. She was the oldest of six ...
Sivu 13
... Mother of the People' and could base her opinion on the fact that she was a woman and a mother, for example, as when she called for peace between nations (Weerakoon, 2004: 123) or opposed children being exposed to radioactive radiation ...
... Mother of the People' and could base her opinion on the fact that she was a woman and a mother, for example, as when she called for peace between nations (Weerakoon, 2004: 123) or opposed children being exposed to radioactive radiation ...
Sivu 15
... mother's reform efforts. Sunetra was her mother's personal adviser, while Anura was elected to parliament and served as opposition leader while his mother was banned from the House. But who would be Bandaranaike's successor? After much ...
... mother's reform efforts. Sunetra was her mother's personal adviser, while Anura was elected to parliament and served as opposition leader while his mother was banned from the House. But who would be Bandaranaike's successor? After much ...
Sivu 16
... mother preferred Chandrika, Anura went over to the UNP and became a minister in their government. Sunetra got involved in artistic activities (Current Biography, 1996; Malhotra, 2003: 240–2). Civil war In a new constitution in 1978, the ...
... mother preferred Chandrika, Anura went over to the UNP and became a minister in their government. Sunetra got involved in artistic activities (Current Biography, 1996; Malhotra, 2003: 240–2). Civil war In a new constitution in 1978, the ...
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 |
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Women of Power: Half a Century of Female Presidents and Prime Ministers ... Torild Skard Rajoitettu esikatselu - 2015 |
Women of power: Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers ... Skard, Torild Rajoitettu esikatselu - 2014 |
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