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 81
Sivu x
... woman, feminist voters gave me so many additional votes that I passed all the men who were initially placed at the top of the party list. It was unbelievable. Because I was a woman! I got a new go-ahead spirit and decided to fight ...
... woman, feminist voters gave me so many additional votes that I passed all the men who were initially placed at the top of the party list. It was unbelievable. Because I was a woman! I got a new go-ahead spirit and decided to fight ...
Sivu xi
... woman or a politician, because a woman politician, what was that supposed to be? After four years as an MP, I was exhausted and left parliament before the elections in 1977. I went into women's studies to get a better understanding of ...
... woman or a politician, because a woman politician, what was that supposed to be? After four years as an MP, I was exhausted and left parliament before the elections in 1977. I went into women's studies to get a better understanding of ...
Sivu 5
... woman at the top, that is, those where a woman succeeded. It has not been possible to carry out a similar analysis of the nation states where women did not succeed.They are the most numerous, by far. In the two final chapters Chapter ...
... woman at the top, that is, those where a woman succeeded. It has not been possible to carry out a similar analysis of the nation states where women did not succeed.They are the most numerous, by far. In the two final chapters Chapter ...
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... woman in Ceylon Women's place It created a sensation when a woman suddenly rose up as prime minister of Ceylon in 1960. The news went around the world. A female prime minister – was it possible? And in Ceylon? Not an industrialised ...
... woman in Ceylon Women's place It created a sensation when a woman suddenly rose up as prime minister of Ceylon in 1960. The news went around the world. A female prime minister – was it possible? And in Ceylon? Not an industrialised ...
Sivu 13
... woman are considered superior one to the other. (Seneviratne, 1975:187) In her speeches, Bandaranaike often referred to the fact that she was a woman. She was proud that as a woman who did not have a higher education, she was the prime ...
... woman are considered superior one to the other. (Seneviratne, 1975:187) In her speeches, Bandaranaike often referred to the fact that she was a woman. She was proud that as a woman who did not have a higher education, she was the prime ...
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