Governing Women: Womens Political Effectiveness in Contexts of Democratization and Governance Reform

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ISBN: 9780203892503 | 020389250X
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Copyright: 12/5/2008

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Using case studies from around the world, this volume argues that good governance from a gender perspective requires more than just additional women in politics: it requires fundamental incentive changes to orient public action and policy to support gender equality.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Governing Women: Will New Public Space for Some Women Make a Difference for All Women?
Women's Civil Society Mobilization
Crossing the Lines: Women's Social Mobilization in Latin America
Consequences of Political Liberalization and Socio-Cultural Mobilization for Women in Algeria, Egypt and Jordan
Transnational Feminism and Women's Human Rights: Successes and Challenges of a Political Strategy
Women in Political Competition
Women, Political Parties and Social Movements in South Asia
Women and Political Engagement in East-Central Europe
From Political Sidecars to Legislatures: Women and Party Politics in Southern Africa
Political Parties and Gender in Latin America: An Overview of Conditions and Responsiveness
Decentralization and Gender Equality
Decentralizing Government and De-centering Gender: Lessons from Local Government Reform in South Africa
Women in Local Government in India
Who Speaks For Whom? Women and the Politics of Presence in Uganda's Local Governance
Gender Equality and Good Governance
Governing Women or Enabling Women to Govern: Gender and the Good Governance Agenda
Public Administration Reform and Women in Decision Making in China
Ruling Out Gender Equality? The Post-Cold War Rule of Law Agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa
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