Feminist Advocacy and Activism in State Institutions: Investigating the Representation of Women’s Issues and Concerns in the Jamaican Legislature

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Chapter 1: Introduction
	Representing Women’s Interests and Concerns in Parliament
	Gender Consciousness and Feminist Advocacy
	Feminist Advocacy and Activism in Jamaica
		State Feminism in Jamaica
		Feminist Advocacy and Activism in the Legislative Body
	Gendering the Narrative in the Legislature
	Politics and Governance in Jamaica
	Gender Composition in the Houses of Parliament
	References
Chapter 2: The Presence and Representation of Minority Interests: A Framework for Gendering the Policy Agenda in the Jamaican Legislature
	Presence and Representation of Disadvantaged Groups in the Jamaican Context
	Descriptive Representation
	Substantive Representation
	References
Chapter 3: Bringing Women’s Issues to the Legislative Agenda: Gender, Bill Sponsorship and Participation
	Pro-women Legislation in Jamaica, 1967 to 2017
	Introduction of Pro-women Bills in the Houses of Parliament in Jamaica
	Bill Introduction by Gender
	Bill Participation Levels by Gender
	References
Chapter 4: Feminist Advocacy and Activism in the Jamaican Parliament: Does Gender Matter?
	Gendering the Debates
		Analysis of the Debates on the ‘Family’-Related Bills
	Analysis of the Debates on ‘Health and Safety’-Related Bills
	Analysis of the Debates on ‘Employment’-Related Bills
		Bringing the ‘Gender Quota’ Debate to the Jamaican Senate
	Framing the Debate
	Outcome
	References
Chapter 5: The Story Has Been Told, What Next?
	Why Put More Women in Parliament?
	Challenges Faced by Women Political Aspirants in Jamaica
	How to Put More Women in Parliament?
	References
Appendix A: Significant Milestone for Women in Politics in Jamaica
Appendix B: Women Members of Parliament, 1944–2016
Appendix C: Women Senators, by Party, 1955–2016
Appendix D: Women Cabinet Ministers, by Portfolios, by Party, 1944–2016a
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