336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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Caught between their female gender and their aspirations in a public sphere founded on the gender role of men, women face a problem that is more intractable than conventional feminist political analysis has fully recognized. In this book, Jennifer Chapman addresses both the substance of the problem and feminist strategies for change. Male dominance of political elites is virtually universal and... Read more
Part 1 1 GENDER AND RECRUITMENT: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 2 MAJOR PARTIES AND RECRUITMENT: THE USA, SCOTLAND AND THE USSR 3 CHANGING THE SELECTORS: NON-PARTISAN RECRUITMENT 4 MINOR PARTIES AND THE GENDER PATTERN Part 2 5 THE RISE OF FEMINISM AND THE PARAMETERS OF CHANGE 6 EQUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIALIST FEMINISM 7 FEMINISM IN PRACTICE: NATIONALIST FINLAND AND REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA 8 GENDER THEORY AND FEMINIST STRATEGY 9 WEST GERMAN GREENS, NORWEGIAN FEMINISTS AND THE ICELANDIC KWENNALISTINN 10 CONCLUSION
Biography
Jenny Chapman is a lecturer in Politics at the University of Strathclyde.
`Jenny Chapman's central thesis is clearly stated and convincing...(the) theme is developed and illustrated in a lively and original way. - Vicky Randall, University of Essex
