BOOK
Women, Public Life and Democracy
Joni Lovenduski | Rosie Campbell | Jacqui Sampson-Jacent
(2003)
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Abstract
More and more women from Commonwealth countries are now securing jobs in the senior public sector. With women increasingly able to access key roles in the shaping of government and legislature, often at an elected level, this book provides a timely study of the progress that has been made by Commonwealth countries, and the practical measures these countries are taking to promote women's rights.
The authors explore what the Commonwealth has done in the new millennium, at governmental levels, to make parliaments more accessible to women. It includes a comprehensive description of women's rights in the Commonwealth's diverse cultural and social groupings. The authors demonstrate why gender equality is an important issue for both sexes and how the Commonwealth can lead the world in finding effective solutions to global issues.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| 1 Introduction: setting out the terms | 3 | ||
| 2 The role of Parliamentarians | 10 | ||
| 3 Representation without the incumbency barrier: the example of Scotland | 18 | ||
| 4 Waving goodbye to dinosaurs: the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition | 26 | ||
| 5 Making Parliamentarians listen to women voters and getting women elected | 30 | ||
| 6 The Beijing process | 36 | ||
| 7 Gender mainstreaming | 42 | ||
| 8 Affirmative action: help or hindrance | 48 | ||
| 9 Education and sex equality | 57 | ||
| 10 Equalizing access to care and services | 64 | ||
| 11 The Nordic model: the example of Finland | 71 | ||
| 12 Equality policy: the example of Malaysia | 78 | ||
| 13 The implementation of equal rights legislation: personal observations | 89 | ||
| 14 Does size matter? Sex equality in small states | 90 | ||
| 15 How can NGOs lobby for change? A user's guide | 92 | ||
| 16 Improving access to credit, technology and business resources | 97 | ||
| 17 Can the media be re- sexed? | 99 | ||
| 18 Conclusions | 111 | ||
| 19 What works and what does not for women in politics: a Commonwealth perspective | 118 | ||
| 20 Institutional framework for mainstreaming gender in public service personnel manage | 126 | ||
| 21 Affirmative action in the Commonwealth Secretariat | 131 | ||
| Preface to chapters 22 and 23 | 135 | ||
| 22 Report of a CPA study group on gender- sensitizing Commonwealth parliaments | 137 | ||
| 23 Gender- sensitizing Commonwealth parliaments: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Plenary Report, | 164 | ||
| 24 Report of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Workshop on Gender, September 2001 | 168 | ||
| 25 Strategic partnerships for politics in the twenty- first century: report of a Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Meeting, September 2001 | 174 | ||
| 26 Representation of Women in Commonwealth parliaments and legislatures | 184 | ||
| Bibliography | 191 | ||
| INFOLINKER | iii |