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Political Science Women In Politics

100 Questions about Women and Politics

by (author) Manon Tremblay

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2018
Category
Women in Politics
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773555440
    Publish Date
    Sep 2018
    List Price
    $19.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773555037
    Publish Date
    Sep 2018
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773555020
    Publish Date
    Sep 2018
    List Price
    $125.00

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Both yesterday's suffragists and today's feminists have battled for women to vote and hold office, and their successes have made it possible for countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Iceland, Liberia, and the United Kingdom to have female heads of state. Despite these notable advances, women are still largely underrepresented in parliaments and governments around the world. Why, after so many years of feminist struggle, are women still obstructed from full political citizenship by a glass ceiling?

Manon Tremblay's 100 Questions about Women and Politics discusses electoral politics in Canada and abroad, focusing on women's rights to vote and run for office in legislative elections, political parties, voting systems, electoral quotas for women, and participation in parliaments and governments. Against a background of observations taken from academic research, Tremblay uses an innovative approach by dividing her book into 100 questions and answers to address a range of important issues. Are electorates sexist or lesbophobic? Are family responsibilities a real obstacle to women's engagement in politics? What strategies are available to increase the number of female politicians? Are gender quotas democratic? Once elected to office, do women represent women? How does women's political citizenship in Canada compare to that in other countries?

A timely book on the unfinished work of representative democracy, 100 Questions about Women and Politics takes a comprehensive yet concise approach to demystifying the major issues dominating the study of gender and government.

About the author

Manon Tremblay is professor of political science at the University of Ottawa.

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