1st Edition

Women, Power and Political Systems

Edited By Margherita Rendel Copyright 1981
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

In their analyses of the role of women in politics, political scientists had tended to neglect the family and the labour market, thus ignoring a crucial aspect of women’s political activity. Originally published in 1981, this book shows that the family and the labour market are political institutions directly relevant to the distribution of power and to economic and social development. Because... Read more

List of Tables.  List of Figures.  Preface.  Acknowledgments  1. Women, Power and Political Systems Margherita Rendel  2. Women and Citizenship: Mobilisation, Participation, Representation Judith Stiehm  3. Women’s Role in the Formulation of Public Policies in Brazil Fanny Tabak  4. Women’s Education and Participation in the Labour Force: The Case of Nigeria Keziah Awosika  5. Women in Government as Policy-makers and Bureaucrats: The Turkish Case Nermin Abadan-Unat  6. Creating Employment Opportunities for Rural Women: Some Issues Affecting Attitudes and Policy Najma Sachak  7. Demography, Political Reform and Women’s Issues in Czechoslovakia Sharon L. Wolchik  8. A Hard Day’s Night: Women, Reproduction and Service Society Ilona Kickbusch  9. Technology, ‘Women’s Work’ and the Social Control of Women Joan Rothschild  10. Women’s Employment Networks: Strategies for Development Jeanne Marie Col  11. The Impact of the Women’s Movement and Legislative Activity of Women MPs on Social Development Sirkka Sinkkonen and Elina Haavio-Mannila  12. Will Women Judges Make a Difference in Women’s Legal Rights? A Prediction from Attitudes and Simulated Behaviour Beverly B. Cook  13. Future Perspectives Margherita Rendel.  Appendixes.  Notes on Contributors.  Index.

Biography

Margherita Rendel