Women, public life and democracy : changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives

Women, public life and democracy : changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives / compiled and edited by Joni Lovenduski, Rosie Campbell and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

A practical guide to the growing influence of women on parliamentary legislation across the Commonwealth.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Other Authors:	Lovenduski, Joni, Campbell, Rosie, 1967-, Sampson-Jacent, Jacqui
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Sterling, Va : Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Association, with Pluto Press, ©2002.
Series:	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Subjects:	Commonwealth Women > Political activity > Commonwealth countries. Women's rights > Commonwealth countries. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General. Women > Political activity Women's rights Parlamentarismus Politikerin Aufsatzsammlung Gleichberechtigung Frau Femmes et politique > Commonwealth. Femmes > Droits > Commonwealth. Commonwealth countries
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Summary:	A practical guide to the growing influence of women on parliamentary legislation across the Commonwealth.
Item Description:	Preface -- Women, public life and democracy -- Introduction -- Setting out the terms / by Prof. Joni Lovenduski -- The Role of Parliamentarians -- Representation without the incumbency barrier: the example of Scotland -- Waving goodbye to dinosaurs: the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition -- Making Parliamentarians listen to women voters and getting women elected -- The Beijing process -- Gender mainstreaming Affirmative Action: help or hindrance? -- Education and sex equality equalising access to care and services -- The Nordic model: The Example of Finland Equality Policy. The example of Malaysia : the implementation of equal rights legislation / by Hon. Gillian James -- Does size matter? sex equality in small states -- How can NGOs lobby for change? A Users guide / by Georgina Ashworth -- Improving access to credit, technology and business -- Can the media be resexed? / by Jackie Ashley -- Conclusions / by Rosie Campbell -- What works and what does not for women in politics? a Commonwealth perspective / by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association -- Institutional framework for mainstreaming gender in public service personnel management / by the Commonwealth Secretariat Affirmative Action in the Commonwealth Secretariat -- Part 2. Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: report of a CPA Study Group, February-March 2001 / by Mrs Jacqui Sampson-Jacent -- Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Plenary report, September 2001 -- Report of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Workshop on Gender, September 2001 -- Strategic partnerships for politics in the 21st Century : Report of a Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Meeting, September 2001 -- Representation of Women in Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 197 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781849641890 1849641897 0585489025 9780585489025
Language:	English.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.
Action Note:	digitized