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 81
Sivu 14
... woman leader of the opposition. If it was a consolation, the world got its second female prime minister in neighbouring India shortly after, in January 1966, and Indira Gandhi became a close friend of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The ...
... woman leader of the opposition. If it was a consolation, the world got its second female prime minister in neighbouring India shortly after, in January 1966, and Indira Gandhi became a close friend of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The ...
Sivu 16
... woman president later that year, with 64 per cent of the vote. Mother and daughter Twelve women were elected to ... woman president and woman prime minister and, in addition, mother and daughter. But women's political representation in ...
... woman president later that year, with 64 per cent of the vote. Mother and daughter Twelve women were elected to ... woman president and woman prime minister and, in addition, mother and daughter. But women's political representation in ...
Sivu 33
... woman who got the money to make the state possible (Burkett, 2008: 138; Steinberg, 2008: 124). However, Golda Meir did not become member of the provisional government. Equality between women and men was part of a socialist Zionist ...
... woman who got the money to make the state possible (Burkett, 2008: 138; Steinberg, 2008: 124). However, Golda Meir did not become member of the provisional government. Equality between women and men was part of a socialist Zionist ...
Sivu 37
... woman to obtain this position, and in a parliament with only 14 per cent women. But the role as head of state was largely ceremonial. Dancer Isabel Perón takes over in Argentina 'Spiritual Leader of the Nation' The first woman to become ...
... woman to obtain this position, and in a parliament with only 14 per cent women. But the role as head of state was largely ceremonial. Dancer Isabel Perón takes over in Argentina 'Spiritual Leader of the Nation' The first woman to become ...
Sivu 45
... woman to obtain such a position. But Bokassa knew Elisabeth Domitien well from MESAN. He appointed her as vice president, and in 1973, she led the first national congress of Central African farmers. She was clever and industrious ...
... woman to obtain such a position. But Bokassa knew Elisabeth Domitien well from MESAN. He appointed her as vice president, and in 1973, she led the first national congress of Central African farmers. She was clever and industrious ...
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 ... 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