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 38
Sivu 32
... (Meir, 1976: 88). Histadrut appointed Golda Meir after an internal conflict where male leaders, headed by Ben-Gurion, felt that women's accusations of discrimination undermined the legitimacy of the organisation, and Golda supported the ...
... (Meir, 1976: 88). Histadrut appointed Golda Meir after an internal conflict where male leaders, headed by Ben-Gurion, felt that women's accusations of discrimination undermined the legitimacy of the organisation, and Golda supported the ...
Sivu 33
... Meir first went to the US to raise money, then secretly to King Abdullah of Transjordan to prevent hostilities. She raised an astonishing $50 million, and David Ben-Gurion later noted that it was a Jewish woman who got the money to make ...
... Meir first went to the US to raise money, then secretly to King Abdullah of Transjordan to prevent hostilities. She raised an astonishing $50 million, and David Ben-Gurion later noted that it was a Jewish woman who got the money to make ...
Sivu 34
... Meir proceeded pragmatically, travelled to the US to raise money, built houses and roads, and enacted social welfare policy. Golda Meir became most famous as foreign minister. It was during this period that Ben-Gurion reportedly said that ...
... Meir proceeded pragmatically, travelled to the US to raise money, built houses and roads, and enacted social welfare policy. Golda Meir became most famous as foreign minister. It was during this period that Ben-Gurion reportedly said that ...
Sivu 35
... Meir believed peace was assured. But, in fact, the level of conflict was heightened. Mediation initiatives failed, and ceasefires did not lead to peace. In 1973, the Egyptians and the Syrians attacked. It was on Yom Kippur, the most ...
... Meir believed peace was assured. But, in fact, the level of conflict was heightened. Mediation initiatives failed, and ceasefires did not lead to peace. In 1973, the Egyptians and the Syrians attacked. It was on Yom Kippur, the most ...
Sivu 36
... (Meir, 1983:186). Golda Meir worked for a society based on justice and equality. When she became prime minister, she hoped that she could do something to help solve Israel's social and economic problems. Between 1949 and 1970, over ...
... (Meir, 1983:186). Golda Meir worked for a society based on justice and equality. When she became prime minister, she hoped that she could do something to help solve Israel's social and economic problems. Between 1949 and 1970, over ...
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 ... 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