Paxton, Pamela Marie, <br/><br/>
Women, politics, and power :  a global perspective / 
Pamela Paxton, The University of Texas at Austin, Melanie M. Hughes, University of Pittsburgh. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xvi, 497 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-465) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction to women in politics --  Women struggle for the vote: the history of women's suffrage --  Women struggle for representation: accessing positions of power --  Explaining the political representation of women - culture --  Explaining the political representation of women - social structure --  Explaining the political representation of women - politics --  Explaining the political representation of the women - international factors --  Do women make a difference? --  Women from marginalized groups --  Regions: the West and the United States --  Eastern Europe and Central Asia --  Latin America and the Caribbean --  Middle East and North America --  Asia and the Pacific --  Sub-Saharan Africa --  Where do we go from here? And how do we get there? 
<br/><br/> "Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective offers a clear, detailed introduction to women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. This third edition includes more than 100 new studies from the rapidly expanding field of gender and politics." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781483376998 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016303663 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Political activity.<br/>Women--Political activity--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Representative government and representation.<br/>Representative government and representation<br/>Women--Political activity
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Cross-cultural studies
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1236  / .P39 2017