The gender face of Asian politics / edited by Aazar Ayaz and Andrea Fleschenberg.

Other author Ayaz, Aazar.
Other author Fleschenberg, Andrea.
Format Book
Publication InfoKarachi : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxxii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Women legislators and their impact on public policy : a comparative perspective / Kazuki Iwanaga, Patricia Loreskär -- Strategy, action, transition : women as agents of change / Claudia Derichs -- The effect of electoral gender quotas - 'quota women' in politics / Drude Dahlerup -- The politics of quotas around the world : Asia in perspective / Manon Tremblay, Jackie F. Steele -- Role of women in peace and conflict : suffering of Afghan women / Khalida Ghaus -- A spectacle of masculine and feminine images of political leadership : a feminist reflection on the current crisis of leadership in the Philippines / Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza -- Durga Amma and St. Sonia, the Redeemer - images of women politicians in India / Dagmar Hellmann-Rajanayagam -- A leader-in-waiting - female political leadership in Burma / Andrea Fleschenberg -- The private roots of public transportation : women's engagement in democratic politics in Pakistan / Marion R. Müller -- Women's representation in the politics of Pakistan / Shahnaz Wazir Ali -- Decentralization and women's participation in local governance / Riffat Munnawar -- Sharing personal experiences : women in Pakistani politics / Aazar Ayaz, Andrea Fleschenberg.
Abstract Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Women and Politics, held at Islamabad during 24-25 November 2005.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009355068
ISBN9780195475166
ISBN019547516X

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1236.5.A78 G455 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold