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 69
Sivu iv
... Authoritarian rule in poor countries Explosion in Rwanda and Burundi: Agatha Uwlingiyimana and Sylvie Kinigi Mame Madior Boye: change of elites in Senegal Political squeeze in São Tomé and Príncipe: Maria das Neves and Maria do Carmo ...
... Authoritarian rule in poor countries Explosion in Rwanda and Burundi: Agatha Uwlingiyimana and Sylvie Kinigi Mame Madior Boye: change of elites in Senegal Political squeeze in São Tomé and Príncipe: Maria das Neves and Maria do Carmo ...
Sivu 16
... authoritarian and repressive. In 1983, civil war broke out between government forces and Tamils, with terrorism and military action. Many years of martial law followed. After a long time, the divided left managed to join forces, and the ...
... authoritarian and repressive. In 1983, civil war broke out between government forces and Tamils, with terrorism and military action. Many years of martial law followed. After a long time, the divided left managed to join forces, and the ...
Sivu 21
... authoritarian style. Instead, they suggested Indira Gandhi. She was not identified with any caste, region, religion or faction. She had a clean record, was in fact a national leader and was popular among Hindus, Moslems, other ...
... authoritarian style. Instead, they suggested Indira Gandhi. She was not identified with any caste, region, religion or faction. She had a clean record, was in fact a national leader and was popular among Hindus, Moslems, other ...
Sivu 23
... authoritarian. In 14 years, there were no internal elections in the party. The action against poverty was modest, and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) required retrenchment measures in order to provide assistance ...
... authoritarian. In 14 years, there were no internal elections in the party. The action against poverty was modest, and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) required retrenchment measures in order to provide assistance ...
Sivu 38
... authoritarian leadership, but the policies provoked the upper class, the rural population, intellectuals and parts of the military. Inflation, corruption and oppression also led to growing popular discontent. In 1955, Juan Perón had to ...
... authoritarian leadership, but the policies provoked the upper class, the rural population, intellectuals and parts of the military. Inflation, corruption and oppression also led to growing popular discontent. In 1955, Juan Perón had to ...
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 |
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
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