Women and states : norms and hierarchies in international society

"Momentous changes in the relation between women and the state have advanced women's status around the globe. Women were barred from public affairs a century ago, yet almost every state now recognizes equal voting rights and exhibits a national policy bureau for the advancement of women. S...

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Main Author: Towns, Ann E. , 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Constructivism and world-wide changes in state policy
  • 3. A complex society of norms and social hierarchies
  • 4. Excluding women in the society of civilized states
  • 5. Women's suffrage and the standards of civilization
  • 6. National women's policy bureaus and the standards of development
  • 7. Legislature sex quotas and cultural rank
  • 8. Conclusion