A gendered approach to democratic development theory
This comparative, cross-national study investigated the role of women in the democratic development over the last thirty years in 180 countries. The main findings were that improvements in female empowerment and gender equality had a positive and causal effect on democratic development over and abo...
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Curtin University
2013
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| author | Wyndow, Paula |
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| description | This comparative, cross-national study investigated the role of women in the democratic development over the last thirty years in 180 countries. The main findings were that improvements in female empowerment and gender equality had a positive and causal effect on democratic development over and above modernisation. Therefore, investing in girls’ education and tackling the social structures that keep women’s status low must be considered as core priorities in advancing democracy in the future. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-16972017-02-20T06:37:57Z A gendered approach to democratic development theory Wyndow, Paula This comparative, cross-national study investigated the role of women in the democratic development over the last thirty years in 180 countries. The main findings were that improvements in female empowerment and gender equality had a positive and causal effect on democratic development over and above modernisation. Therefore, investing in girls’ education and tackling the social structures that keep women’s status low must be considered as core priorities in advancing democracy in the future. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1697 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wyndow, Paula A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title | A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title_full | A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title_fullStr | A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title_short | A gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| title_sort | gendered approach to democratic development theory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1697 |