Participation and Protest Women and Politics in a Global World

by Henderson, Sarah; Jeydel, Alana

• ISBN13: 9780195159233
• ISBN10: 0195159233
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I WOMEN IMPACTING POLITICS	1	(104)
Women and Institutional Politics	5	(37)
Women and Voting	7	(4)
The Expansion of Suffrage	7	(1)
Women's Political Participation	8	(3)
Paths and Barriers to Political Office	11	(10)
The Impact of Female Legislators, Bureaucrats, and Executives	21	(10)
Women in Legislatures, Parliaments, and Cabinets	21	(8)
Women as Executives	29	(2)
Advancing Women's Equality	31	(2)
Conclusion	33	(1)
Notes	34	(8)
Women and Noninstitutional Politics	42	(30)
Defining Social Movements, Interest Groups, and Women's Movements	44	(3)
Why Do Women's Movements and Organizations Form?	47	(3)
Why Do Women Join Women's Movements and Organizations?	50	(2)
Strategies and Tactics	52	(6)
The Impact of Women's Movements	58	(4)
The Rise of Extremist Nationalist and Religious Fundamentalist Movements	62	(5)
Conclusion	67	(1)
Notes	68	(4)
Women and Revolutionary Movements	72	(33)
Defining Revolutions	74	(2)
Why Do Women Join Revolutionary Movements?	76	(11)
Marxist Revolutionary Movements	78	(2)
Liberal/Democratization Movements	80	(3)
Religious Fundamentalist Movements	83	(4)
Revolutionary Strategies and Tactics	87	(4)
The Revolution's Impact on Women	91	(8)
Political Impact	92	(2)
Economic Impact	94	(2)
Social Impact	96	(3)
Conclusion	99	(1)
Notes	100	(5)
PART II GENDERING PUBLIC POLICY	105	(114)
The Politics of Gender Equality	110	(35)
The Debate over Equal Employment Policies	112	(3)
Policy Areas	115	(22)
Equal Pay	117	(6)
Equality in Hiring, Promotion, and Firing	123	(6)
Sexual Harassment	129	(6)
Retirement Income	135	(2)
Advancing Women's Equality	137	(2)
Conclusion	139	(1)
Notes	139	(6)
The Politics of Gender Difference	145	(40)
The Debate over Reconciliation Policies	147	(3)
Policy Areas	150	(27)
Maternity, Parental, Paternity, and Family Leaves	150	(2)
Family Allowances	152	(13)
Early Childhood Education and Care	165	(12)
Advancing Women's Equality	177	(2)
Conclusion	179	(1)
Notes	180	(5)
The Politics of Privacy	185	(34)
The Debate over Reproductive Rights	187	(7)
Ireland	194	(6)
The United States	200	(6)
The Netherlands	206	(3)
General Themes	209	(3)
Advancing Women's Equality	212	(1)
Conclusion	213	(1)
Notes	214	(5)
PART III PARTICIPATION AND PROTEST IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY	219	(72)
Gender, Development, and International Organizations	224	(12)
The Evolution of International Norms, Law, and Policy	225	(1)
International Norms and Law	226	(8)
Designing Policy: Development Conferences, Programs, and Research	229	(4)
Conclusion	233	(1)
Notes	234	(2)
Women and the Global Economy	236	(12)
Women and Economic Development	237	(6)
Women in Industry and Service	238	(1)
Women in the Shadow Economy	239	(2)
Women in Agriculture	241	(1)
Women's Unpaid Work	241	(2)
Women and Economic Crisis	243	(1)
Advancing Women's Equality	244	(1)
Conclusion	245	(1)
Notes	246	(2)
Women and Health	248	(10)
The Status of Women's Health	248	(5)
Women and Reproductive Health	249	(2)
The Problem of Boy Preference	251	(1)
Women and HIV	252	(1)
Advancing Women's Equality	253	(3)
Conclusion	256	(1)
Notes	256	(2)
Women and Education	258	(10)
The Status of Women and Education	258	(4)
Advancing Women's Equality	262	(3)
Conclusion	265	(1)
Notes	265	(3)
Women, Sexual Violence, and War	268	(12)
The Intent of Sexual Violence	269	(2)
Incidents of Sexual Violence	271	(4)
The Former Yugoslavia	271	(1)
The Congo	272	(1)
Sierra Leone	273	(1)
Tanzania	274	(1)
The Impact of Sexual Violence on Women	275	(1)
Addressing Sexual Violence Against Women	276	(2)
Conclusion	278	(1)
Notes	278	(2)
Women and Physical Autonomy	280	(11)
Female Genital Cutting	281	(2)
Virginity Tests	283	(1)
Women's Bodies as Whipping Posts	284	(2)
Addressing Women's Physical Autonomy	286	(2)
Conclusion	288	(1)
Notes	288	(3)
Bibliography	291	(19)
Index	310