Governing women [ women's political effectiveness in contexts of democratization and governance reform
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge ,
c2009
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| Series: | Routledge/UNRISD research in gender and development
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Governing women : will new public space for some women make a difference for all women?
- 2. Crossing the lines : women's social mobilization in Latin America
- 3. Consequences of political liberalization and sociocultural mobilization for women in Algeria, Egypt and Jordan
- 4. Transnational feminism and women's human rights : successes and challenges of a political strategy
- 5. Women, political parties and social movements in South Asia
- 6. Women and political engagement in east-central Europe
- 7. From political sidecars to legislatures : women and party politics in southern Africa
- 8. Political parties and gender in Latin America : an overview of conditions and responsiveness
- 9. Decentralizing government and de-centering gender : lessons from local government reform in South Africa
- 10. Women in local government in India
- 11. Who speaks for whom? women and the politics of presence in Uganda's local governance
- 12. Governing women or enabling women to govern : gender and the good governance agenda
- 13. Public administration reform and women in decision making in China
- 14. Ruling out gender equality? the post-Cold War rule of law agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa