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Participation and Protest Women and Politics in a Global World

by: Henderson, Sarah; Jeydel, Alana

Participation and Protest Women and Politics in a Global World

by: Henderson, Sarah; Jeydel, Alana

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9780195159233
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0195159233
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 09/29/2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Preface

PART I WOMEN IMPACTING POLITICS

(104)

Women and Institutional Politics

(37)

Women and Voting

(4)

The Expansion of Suffrage

(1)

Women's Political Participation

(3)

Paths and Barriers to Political Office

(10)

The Impact of Female Legislators, Bureaucrats, and Executives

(10)

Women in Legislatures, Parliaments, and Cabinets

(8)

Women as Executives

(2)

Advancing Women's Equality

(2)

Conclusion

(1)

Notes

(8)

Women and Noninstitutional Politics

(30)

Defining Social Movements, Interest Groups, and Women's Movements

(3)

Why Do Women's Movements and Organizations Form?

(3)

Why Do Women Join Women's Movements and Organizations?

(2)

Strategies and Tactics

(6)

The Impact of Women's Movements

(4)

The Rise of Extremist Nationalist and Religious Fundamentalist Movements

(5)

Conclusion

(1)

Notes

(4)

Women and Revolutionary Movements

(33)

Defining Revolutions

(2)

Why Do Women Join Revolutionary Movements?

(11)

Marxist Revolutionary Movements

(2)

Liberal/Democratization Movements

(3)

Religious Fundamentalist Movements

(4)

Revolutionary Strategies and Tactics

(4)

The Revolution's Impact on Women

(8)

Political Impact

(2)

Economic Impact

(2)

Social Impact

(3)

Conclusion

(1)

Notes

100

(5)

PART II GENDERING PUBLIC POLICY

105

(114)

The Politics of Gender Equality

110

(35)

The Debate over Equal Employment Policies

112

(3)

Policy Areas

115

(22)

Equal Pay

117

(6)

Equality in Hiring, Promotion, and Firing

123

(6)

Sexual Harassment

129

(6)

Retirement Income

135

(2)

Advancing Women's Equality

137

(2)

Conclusion

139

(1)

Notes

139

(6)

The Politics of Gender Difference

145

(40)

The Debate over Reconciliation Policies

147

(3)

Policy Areas

150

(27)

Maternity, Parental, Paternity, and Family Leaves

150

(2)

Family Allowances

152

(13)

Early Childhood Education and Care

165

(12)

Advancing Women's Equality

177

(2)

Conclusion

179

(1)

Notes

180

(5)

The Politics of Privacy

185

(34)

The Debate over Reproductive Rights

187

(7)

Ireland

194

(6)

The United States

200

(6)

The Netherlands

206

(3)

General Themes

209

(3)

Advancing Women's Equality

212

(1)

Conclusion

213

(1)

Notes

214

(5)

PART III PARTICIPATION AND PROTEST IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

219

(72)

Gender, Development, and International Organizations

224

(12)

The Evolution of International Norms, Law, and Policy

225

(1)

International Norms and Law

226

(8)

Designing Policy: Development Conferences, Programs, and Research

229

(4)

Conclusion

233

(1)

Notes

234

(2)

Women and the Global Economy

236

(12)

Women and Economic Development

237

(6)

Women in Industry and Service

238

(1)

Women in the Shadow Economy

239

(2)

Women in Agriculture

241

(1)

Women's Unpaid Work

241

(2)

Women and Economic Crisis

243

(1)

Advancing Women's Equality

244

(1)

Conclusion

245

(1)

Notes

246

(2)

Women and Health

248

(10)

The Status of Women's Health

248

(5)

Women and Reproductive Health

249

(2)

The Problem of Boy Preference

251

(1)

Women and HIV

252

(1)

Advancing Women's Equality

253

(3)

Conclusion

256

(1)

Notes

256

(2)

Women and Education

258

(10)

The Status of Women and Education

258

(4)

Advancing Women's Equality

262

(3)

Conclusion

265

(1)

Notes

265

(3)

Women, Sexual Violence, and War

268

(12)

The Intent of Sexual Violence

269

(2)

Incidents of Sexual Violence

271

(4)

The Former Yugoslavia

271

(1)

The Congo

272

(1)

Sierra Leone

273

(1)

Tanzania

274

(1)

The Impact of Sexual Violence on Women

275

(1)

Addressing Sexual Violence Against Women

276

(2)

Conclusion

278

(1)

Notes

278

(2)

Women and Physical Autonomy

280

(11)

Female Genital Cutting

281

(2)

Virginity Tests

283

(1)

Women's Bodies as Whipping Posts

284

(2)

Addressing Women's Physical Autonomy

286

(2)

Conclusion

288

(1)

Notes

288

(3)

Bibliography

291

(19)

Index

310

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