Womens Paths to Power : : Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020 /

Womens Paths to Power : : Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020 / / Evren Celik Wiltse, Lisa Hager.

From Brazil to Bangladesh, Liberia to Switzerland, Malta to the Marshall Islands, more and more women are rising to the top level of political leadership. What can we learn from this? What kinds of political conditions and institutions pave the way for a woman’s ascendance to power? Are there common...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Celik Wiltse, Evren,
Hager, Lisa,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2021
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (259 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Women’s Paths to Political Power
  • 2. The Family Path
  • 3. The Activist Path
  • 4. The Political Career Path
  • 5. The Impact of Political and Institutional Dynamics
  • 6. The Impact of Previous Women Leaders
  • 7. The Longevity Puzzle
  • 8. Why Not Clinton or Le Pen?
  • 9. The Importance of the Paths to Power
  • Appendix: Brief Biographical Notes on Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 2010–2020
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Book

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