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 80
Sivu 8
... population were generally neglected. However, throughout the 1900s, democratic reforms and welfare measures such as food subsidies, education and health services were gradually introduced. After underhanded negotiations between the ...
... population were generally neglected. However, throughout the 1900s, democratic reforms and welfare measures such as food subsidies, education and health services were gradually introduced. After underhanded negotiations between the ...
Sivu 12
... population may have contributed to her having been accepted. Nevertheless, SWRD's policy was not without problems: his promises were very ambitious and his decisions were partly controversial. In practice, the policy was determined not ...
... population may have contributed to her having been accepted. Nevertheless, SWRD's policy was not without problems: his promises were very ambitious and his decisions were partly controversial. In practice, the policy was determined not ...
Sivu 18
... population poured into the streets to demonstrate. Kamala was one of them (Jayakar, 1995: 10–11, 34–6; Frank, 2002: 18; Steinberg, 2008:17). In the midst of politics Indira grew up in a centre of national politics. Being more prophetic ...
... population poured into the streets to demonstrate. Kamala was one of them (Jayakar, 1995: 10–11, 34–6; Frank, 2002: 18; Steinberg, 2008:17). In the midst of politics Indira grew up in a centre of national politics. Being more prophetic ...
Sivu 22
... population of 400 million grew rapidly, but productivity was low and international economic conditions were unfavourable. Approximately half of the population was extremely poor, while wealth and power were in the hands of rich farmers ...
... population of 400 million grew rapidly, but productivity was low and international economic conditions were unfavourable. Approximately half of the population was extremely poor, while wealth and power were in the hands of rich farmers ...
Sivu 23
... population. When Indira Gandhi stood for election in 1971, a year early, answering the slogan of her opponents 'Remove Indira' with the slogan 'Remove Poverty', she achieved a two thirds majority in the House (352 of 518 seats). Soon ...
... population. When Indira Gandhi stood for election in 1971, a year early, answering the slogan of her opponents 'Remove Indira' with the slogan 'Remove Poverty', she achieved a two thirds majority in the House (352 of 518 seats). Soon ...
Sisältö
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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 ... 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