Quotas for women in politics gender and candidate selection reform worldwide

In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon in order to provide greater analytical leverage in explaining their spread and imp...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krook, Mona Lena.
Language:English
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to e-book
Summary:In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon in order to provide greater analytical leverage in explaining their spread and impact around the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2009]
ISBN:9780199871605 (ebook)
0199871604 (ebook)