Representing Women in Parliament: A Comparative Study / Edition 1

by Marian Sawer, Manon Tremblay, Linda Trimble

Overview

Written by a major international team of authors, this new study features twelve chapters on both new and established parliaments, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It tests the latest theories about women's political representation within Westminster style assemblies and is clearly organized into three key sections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415393164
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/11/2006
Series:	Routledge Research in Comparative Politics , #14
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marian Sawer leads the Democratic Audit of Australia at the Australian National University and chairs the Research Committee on Gender, Politics and Policy of the International Political Science Association.

Manon Tremblay is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Research Centre on Women and Politics at the University of Ottawa.

Linda Trimble is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part 1. The Descriptive Representation of Women 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. New Zealand 4. The United Kingdom Part 2. The Substantive Representation of Women 5. Australia 6. Canada 7. New Zealand 8. The United Kingdom Part 3. New Institutions, New Opportunities? 9. Northern Ireland 10. Scotland 11. Wales 12. Nunavut Conclusion