Women, public life and democracy [electronic resource] : changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives / compiled and edited by Joni Lovenduski and Rosie Campbell with Jacqui Sampson-Jacent.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; Sterling, Va : Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in association, with Pluto Press, c2002.
Description
xii, 197 p.

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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
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English
Contents
  • 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.
ISBN
  • 1-84964-189-7
  • 0-585-48902-5
OCLC
923333866
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