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Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women’s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women’s political power from around the world.
Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Politics
Explaining the Political Representation of Women—Politics
Just as there is a supply side of women, created by cultural traditions and social structure, there is a demand side. Political parties may have different levels of demand for female candidates and voters may or may not support those female candidates. In this section, we discuss various political factors that affect the demand for women as candidates and legislators.
Recall the political recruitment process discussed at the beginning of Chapter 4. Explanations focusing on political demand are concerned with the latter portion of Figure 4.1. Once women decide that they would like to run for office, they must also pass the two barriers at the end of the process: They must be selected as ...
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