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 6 - 10 kokonaismäärästä 87
Sivu 42
... African Republic's dictator: Elisabeth Domitien Imperious and bitter lady Also, in Africa south of the Sahara, a woman rose to the top at a relatively early stage, but nearly nobody knew about it in the Western world.The Central African ...
... African Republic's dictator: Elisabeth Domitien Imperious and bitter lady Also, in Africa south of the Sahara, a woman rose to the top at a relatively early stage, but nearly nobody knew about it in the Western world.The Central African ...
Sivu 43
... Africa had a narrow view of women's role (narrower than the Central Africans themselves) and gave only rudimentary reading and writing instruction to girls. Besides religious instruction, they were first and foremost supposed to learn ...
... Africa had a narrow view of women's role (narrower than the Central Africans themselves) and gave only rudimentary reading and writing instruction to girls. Besides religious instruction, they were first and foremost supposed to learn ...
Sivu 47
... African cotton dress in a living room with simple furniture: two deep sofas and a coffee table. Her daughter, Beatrice, was dead, as were her brothers. At 74 years old, Mrs Domitien lived with only three nephews. After my visit to ...
... African cotton dress in a living room with simple furniture: two deep sofas and a coffee table. Her daughter, Beatrice, was dead, as were her brothers. At 74 years old, Mrs Domitien lived with only three nephews. After my visit to ...
Sivu 48
... Africa, women had considerable influence behind the scenes, and a women's union was created in the CAR in connection with the liberation struggle. In Ceylon and India, goddesses were important in traditional beliefs, and, historically ...
... Africa, women had considerable influence behind the scenes, and a women's union was created in the CAR in connection with the liberation struggle. In Ceylon and India, goddesses were important in traditional beliefs, and, historically ...
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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