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 78
Sivu ix
... vote. It took years of struggle, but universal suffrage was achieved in 1913. My grandmother taught and wrote articles and became a member of a local education committee. However, my grandfather got a PhD, became a university professor ...
... vote. It took years of struggle, but universal suffrage was achieved in 1913. My grandmother taught and wrote articles and became a member of a local education committee. However, my grandfather got a PhD, became a university professor ...
Sivu x
... vote as chair to get the proposal accepted. Then, the second feminist wave hit in the 1960s/1970s. All of a sudden ... votes that I passed all the men who were initially placed at the top of the party list. It was unbelievable. Because I ...
... vote as chair to get the proposal accepted. Then, the second feminist wave hit in the 1960s/1970s. All of a sudden ... votes that I passed all the men who were initially placed at the top of the party list. It was unbelievable. Because I ...
Sivu 7
... vote. However, very few women participated in politics, and those who did, almost never obtained important positions. Politics was a matter for men. A female top politician was unthinkable.1 'Weeping Widow' How could it be that Sirimavo ...
... vote. However, very few women participated in politics, and those who did, almost never obtained important positions. Politics was a matter for men. A female top politician was unthinkable.1 'Weeping Widow' How could it be that Sirimavo ...
Sivu 8
... vote in 1931. Sirimavo's husband, SWRD Bandaranaike, was a politician. He was educated in Oxford, became a lawyer and played a central role in Ceylon's transition from a colony to an independent state. Ceylon was a poor country, divided ...
... vote in 1931. Sirimavo's husband, SWRD Bandaranaike, was a politician. He was educated in Oxford, became a lawyer and played a central role in Ceylon's transition from a colony to an independent state. Ceylon was a poor country, divided ...
Sivu 16
... vote, while Bandaranaike got 44.9 per cent. However, she did not give up, and the year after, she managed to get into parliament again, even though the SLFP did badly in the election and only got 67 seats (of 225). It was only possible ...
... vote, while Bandaranaike got 44.9 per cent. However, she did not give up, and the year after, she managed to get into parliament again, even though the SLFP did badly in the election and only got 67 seats (of 225). It was only possible ...
Sisältö
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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 ... 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