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

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.

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.