Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective

by Pamela M. Paxton (Editor), Melanie M. Hughes (Editor)

Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women s political power from around the world.

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, Politics, Gender, Sociology, History, Textbooks

400 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2007

Reviews

[Sara Spilling]

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[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book. It's a great overview of women and politics. Great to use in classes and great for non-academics who want to know more about the topic.

[Amanda Stewlow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was under the impression that women have primarily achieved equality with men until I read this book. Women are nowhere remotely equal to men politically and economically, although we have caught up in the educational fields. This was a heavy read, chock-full of information, but it was great for educational purposes. Short-ish chapters. Lots of infographics, pictures, tables and graphs.

[Chey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was chosen as the textbook for my Women in Politics class and it was very enlightening. I really enjoyed the way it was written. I caught a couple of errors in the graphs, but otherwise, the book itself was useful!

[Marta · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book if you want to get the facts about women's representation in the world. It isn't necessarily a quick read and not overly interesting, but it's a good start to learn a little more about the barriers that women face in the world.

[Mills College Library]

324.082 P342 2014