Democracy and the Status of Women in East Asia / / ed. by Cal Clark, Rose J. Lee.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Atienza, Maria Ela L.,; Chin, Mikyung,; Christensen, Ray,; Clark, Cal,; Clark, Janet,; Darcy, R.,; Farris, Catherine S. P.,; Hipsher, Patty,; Lee, Rose J.,; Ling, L. H. M.,
• HerausgeberIn: Clark, Cal,; Lee, Rose J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Preface --; 1 Women’s Status in East Asia --; PART 1 REPRESENTATION AND ISSUE ADVOCACY: CAN THEY BE EFFECTIVE? --; 2 The Impact of Electoral Rules in Japan --; 3 Electoral Reform and Women’s Empowerment: Taiwan and South Korea --; 4 The Reserved Seats System in Taiwan --; 5 Gender and Local Governance in the Philippines --; 6 Self-Governance, Political Participation, and the Feminist Movement in South Korea --; PART 2 PUBLIC POLICY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN --; 7 Women Policies in Asia --; 8 Democratic Consolidation and Gender Politics in South Korea --; 9 Contradictory Implications of Socialism and Capitalism Under “East Asian Modernity” in China and Taiwan --; 10 The Limits of Democratization for Women in East Asia --; PART 3 CONCLUSION --; 11 Democracy and “Softening” Society --; References --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626373273; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626373273
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Cal Clark, Rose J. Lee.

Though modernization and democratization have benefited many women in developing countries, capitalist development has often reproduced patriarchal roles and stereotypes. This collection examines how the processes of modernization and democratization have affected women in East Asia.