Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments
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Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments

  1. 274 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments

About this book

Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia.

As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile, the proportion of national-level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on the substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women's well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, the author of each chapter examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste.

The book is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and thepolitics of gender.

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Yes, you can access Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments by Devin K. Joshi, Christian Echle, Devin K. Joshi,Christian Echle in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Gender Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 Substantive Representation of Women by Parliamentarians in Asia: A Comparative Study of Ten Countries
  13. Part I Cases from East Asia
  14. Part II Cases from Southeast Asia
  15. Part III Cases From South Asia
  16. Part IV Conclusion
  17. Index