Women in Parliament: Beyond numbers (A revised edition)
 
Written by Ballington J & Karam | 17 November 11
 
 

This updated edition of Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook covers the ground of women's access to the legislature in three steps: It looks into the obstacles women confront when entering Parliament - be they political, socio-economic or ideological and psychological. It presents solutions to overcome these obstacles, such as changing electoral systems and introducing quotas, and it details strategies for women to influence politics once they are elected to parliament, an institution which is traditionally male dominated. The first Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers handbook was produced as part of IDEA's work on women and political participation in 1998. Since its release in English in 1998, there has been an ongoing interest and demand for the handbook, and responding to the request for the translation of the handbook, IDEA has produced Spanish, French and Indonesian language versions and a Russian overview of the handbook during 2002-2003. Since the first handbook was published, the picture regarding women's political participation has slowly changed. Overall the past decade has seen gradual progress with regard to women's presence in national parliaments. This second edition incorporates relevant global changes in the past years presenting new and updated case studies.

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ISBN91-85391-19-0
PublisherIDEA
Year of publication2005
External Linkhttp://www.idea.int/publications/wip2/
Physical ResourceYes
Physical LocationGMDC Library
Place of PublicationStockholm, Sweden
Classification No328.33 IDE
 
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