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 88
Sivu xi
... women from all over the world came to UNESCO, and I discovered fascinating women leaders whom I had never heard of before. In 1985, the World Conference on Women was held in Nairobi. But just as uplifting as was Mexico City, Nairobi was ...
... women from all over the world came to UNESCO, and I discovered fascinating women leaders whom I had never heard of before. In 1985, the World Conference on Women was held in Nairobi. But just as uplifting as was Mexico City, Nairobi was ...
Sivu 3
... women leaders, there are various descriptions of individual women, and comparative analyses have been carried out, but they have mainly covered certain aspects of the women's careers and been based on small samples. Comparative analyses ...
... women leaders, there are various descriptions of individual women, and comparative analyses have been carried out, but they have mainly covered certain aspects of the women's careers and been based on small samples. Comparative analyses ...
Sivu 4
... women executives while they were in power, light is shed on possibilities and limitations and some important aspects of priorities and policies: under which conditions did the women act as top leaders, and to what extent did they represent ...
... women executives while they were in power, light is shed on possibilities and limitations and some important aspects of priorities and policies: under which conditions did the women act as top leaders, and to what extent did they represent ...
Sivu 5
... women top leaders have received very much attention, while others have not. And the reliability of many sources, as well as the understanding of various types of information, must be considered carefully. Women top leaders were pioneers ...
... women top leaders have received very much attention, while others have not. And the reliability of many sources, as well as the understanding of various types of information, must be considered carefully. Women top leaders were pioneers ...
Sivu 26
... women. Men and women together could help create a better society and a better world, she stated. When she became prime ... leaders and bureaucrats. She focused instead on direct contact with the masses and won by using populist appeals ...
... women. Men and women together could help create a better society and a better world, she stated. When she became prime ... leaders and bureaucrats. She focused instead on direct contact with the masses and won by using populist appeals ...
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