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Representing Women in Parliament - A Comparative Study (Hardcover)
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Representing Women in Parliament - A Comparative Study (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
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Written by a major international team of authors, this is the first
book-length treatment of the political representation of women in
countries sharing a Westminster-based political regime. Featuring
twelve chapters on new and established parliaments in Australia,
Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, this new book tests the
latest and most broad-based theories about women's numerical and
substantive political representation within the context of the
commonalities and variations that have evolved from the Westminster
legacy. The book is organized into three sections: Firstly, the
book examines the extent to which the descriptive representation of
women in the "old" Westminster parliaments has progressed in recent
years, and the factors which have enhanced or impeded this
progress. Secondly, the book explores the relationship between the
numbers of women elected and the substantive representation of
women - that is, the extent that women "act for" women. Lastly, the
volume reviews the recent experiences of four "new" Westminster
parliaments (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Nunavut) and
evaluates the political opportunities for women provided by the
creation of new institutions. This comparative study will be of
interest to students and researchers of legislative studies and
gender politics / studies.
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