Women, Democracy, and Globalization in North America A Comparative Study

by Bayes, Jane; Begné, Patricia; Gonzalez, Laura; Harder, Lois; Hawkesworth, Mary; Mac Donald, Laura M.

• ISBN13: 9781403970893
• ISBN10: 1403970890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-09
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book examines the impact of globalization upon Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It investigates changes in the structures and practices of federalism, in public policies and practices of governance and politics, and in economic livelihoods in all three nations. It also provides detailed comparisons of the effects of globalization on the political and economic lives of women in each country.

Author Biography

Jane Bayes is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of Gender, Globalization, and Democracy at CSU, Northridge. Patricia Begné is Professor of Law at the University of Guanajuato. Laura Gonzalez is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas, Dallas. Lois Harder is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Mary Hawkesworth is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the American Woman at Rutgers University. Laura Macdonald is Associate Professor of Political Science at Carleton University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Series Editor Foreword	xi
Part 1 Introduction
Introduction	3	(26)
Jane Bayes
Mary Hawkesworth
Part 2 Women and the Struggle for Democracy
Women and the Struggle for Democracy in Mexico	29	(22)
Patricia Begne
Women and Politics in Canada	51	(26)
Lois Harder
Women's Struggle for Political Equality in the United States	77	(30)
Mary Hawkesworth
Part 3 Gender and Globalization
Women and Globalization in Mexico	107	(24)
Laura Gonzalez
Globalization and Gender in Canada	131	(14)
Laura Macdonald
The Gendered Impact of Globalization on the United States	145	(28)
Jane Bayes
Future Prospects for Women, Globalization, and Democratization in North America	173	(16)
Mary Hawkesworth
Lois Harder
Jane Bayes
References	189	(10)
Notes on Authors	199	(2)
Index	201