Representing women in parliament : a comparative study / edited by Marian Sawer, Manon Tremblay, and Linda Trimble. - xxi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in comparative politics ; 14 . - Routledge research in comparative politics ; 14. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-272) and index.

Introduction : patterns and practice in the parliamentary representation of women / Women's electoral representation in Australia / Women's representation in the Canadian House of Commons / Climbing on : rules, values and women's representation in the New Zealand parliament / Women and Westminster : descriptive representation in the United Kingdom / When women support women ... Emily's list and the substantive representation of women in Australia / When do women count? : substantive representation of women in Canadian legislatures / The 'new world'? : the substantive representation of women in New Zealand / The house turned upside down? : the difference labour's women MPs made / Descriptive and substantive representation in new parliamentary spaces : the case of Scotland / Women and constitutional reform : gender parity in the National Assembly for Wales / Women in Northern Ireland's politics : feminising an 'armed patriarchy' / Paradise lost? : gender parity and the Nunavut experience / Conclusion : gendering political representation in the old and new worlds of Westminster / Marian Sawer, Manon Tremblay and Linda Trimble -- Ian McAllister -- Lisa Young -- Elizabeth McLeay -- Donley T. Studlar -- Marian Sawer -- Linda Trimble -- Sandra Grey -- Sarah Childs -- Fiona Mackay -- Paul Chaney -- Yvonne Calligan -- Nanon Tremblay and Jackie F. Steele -- Jennifer Curtin. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Estudo comparado sobre a mulher na política na Austrália, Canadá, Nova Zelândia e Reino Unido.

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Women legislators
Representative government and representation
Legislative bodies
Comparative government
Women--Political activity

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