| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: Monograph/item
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| Title/Author: |
Women and politics around the world[edited by] Joyce Gelb, Marian Lief Palley. |
| Reminder of title: |
a comparative history and survey / |
| other author: |
Gelb, Joyce, |
| Published: |
Santa Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2009. |
| Description: |
2 v. :ill., map ;26 cm. |
| Notes: |
Topical essays on a broad range of gender-related policy issues, written by international scholars. |
| Notes: |
Focused explorations of women's political and economic progress in more than 20 individual countries. |
| Notes: |
More than 70 photographs of both elected officials and women from all walks of life in countries around the world. |
| Notes: |
More than 50 tables and charts presenting relevant data. |
| Notes: |
Approximately 20 sidebars with additional in-depth coverage of important policy trends and events. |
| Notes: |
Provides a unique contemporary overview of women and politics from a global perspective. |
| Notes: |
Highlights the spectrum of women's political representation in various countries and political systems. |
| Notes: |
Addresses crucial issues facing women including labor force participation, human trafficking, poverty, and more. |
| Notes: |
Serves as a convenient, authoritative source of topics for papers and debates. |
| Subject: |
Women in politicsCross-cultural studies. |
| Online resource: |
An electronic book in the ABC-CLIO eBooks Online database, accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information. |
| ISBN: |
9781851099894 (e-book) |