Political power and women's representation in Latin America

Political power and women's representation in Latin America / Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer.

The number of women elected to national legislatures has grown significantly over the past 30 years. Using a comparative study of recent trends in women's representation in Latin America, this book develops an integrated theory of women's representation that analyzes trends in relation to...

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Main Author: Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Women legislators > Latin America.
Women > Political activity > Latin America.
Women legislators
Women > Political activity
Latin America
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Table of Contents:
  • A theory of women's political representation
  • Descriptive representation : electing women in Latin America
  • Preferences and priorities : gender and the political attitudes of legislators
  • Making policy : bill sponsorship, cosponsorship, and debates
  • Taking charge : leadership and committees
  • Working in the district : home style
  • Symbolic representation : evoking support for the political system
  • Women's representation in Latin American legislatures.

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