Women in Executive Power: A Global Overview (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)

Annotation Women in Executive Power studies the participation of women in the political executive around the world€”notably in cabinet positions as ministers and sub-ministers and as heads of government and state. Providing multiple case studies in each chapter, the book provides regional overviews of nine different world regions covering those with the fewest to the most women in executive power. Evaluating the role of socio-cultural, economic and political variables of women€™s access to cabinet positions and positions of head of state and government, the book shows that women are increasingly moving into positions previously considered €˜male€™. Tracing the historical trends of women€™s participation in governments that has markedly increased in the last two decades, the book assesses the factors that have contributed to women€™s increasing presence in executives and the extent to which women executives, once in office, represent women€™s interests. With case studies from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Arab world and Oceania, Women in Executive Power will be of interest to scholars of comparative politics, gender and women's studies. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Figures and tables......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 1 Introduction......Page 16 2 Arab states......Page 25 3 South and Southeast Asia......Page 38 4 Oceania......Page 60 5 Central and Eastern Europe......Page 80 6 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 100 7 Latin America......Page 120 8 North America......Page 137 9 Western Europe......Page 156 10 The Nordic countries......Page 172 11 Conclusion......Page 186 Bibliography......Page 206 Index......Page 228 Women in Executive Power studies the participation of women in the political executive around the world' notably in cabinet positions as ministers and sub-ministers and as heads of government and state. Providing multiple case studies in each chapter, the book provides regional overviews of nine different world regions covering those with the fewest to the most women in executive power. Evaluating the role of socio-cultural, economic and political variables of women' s access to cabinet positions and positions of head of state and government, .. Introduction / Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay Arab states / Va nia Carvalho Pinto South and Southeast Asia / Andrea Fleschenberg Oceania / Jennifer Curtin and Marian Sawer Central and Eastern Europe / Maxime Forest Sub-Saharan Africa / Gretchen Bauer Latin America / Tiffany D. Barnes and Mark P. Jones North America / Farida Jalalzai and Manon Tremblay Western Europe / Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan Nordic countries / Christina Bergqvist Conclusion / Manon Tremblay and Gretchen Bauer. A comprehensive regional study of women in the political executive power.