The Palgrave Handbook of Women’s Political Rights

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Global Patterns and Debates in the Granting of Women’s Suffrage  (Ann Towns)....Pages 3-19
 Gender and Electoral Behavior  (Miki Caul Kittilson)....Pages 21-32
 The Political Representation of Women over Time  (Melanie M. Hughes, Pamela Paxton)....Pages 33-51
 The Impact of Women in Parliament  (Diana Z. O’Brien, Jennifer M. Piscopo)....Pages 53-72
 New Horizons in Women’s Political Rights  (Mona Lena Krook)....Pages 73-81
Front Matter ....Pages 83-83
 Chile: Women’s Suffrage and Political Participation, 1935–2015  (Ricardo Gamboa, Miguel Angel López)....Pages 85-99
 Colombia: Civil Conflict, Violence, and Women’s Political Participation  (Juliana Restrepo Sanín)....Pages 101-114
 Mexico: The Long Road to Women’s Suffrage  (Gabriela Cano)....Pages 115-127
 New Zealand: A Country of Firsts in Women’s Political Rights  (Jennifer Curtin)....Pages 129-142
 Finland: Suffrage, Nation, and Political Mobilization  (Irma Sulkunen)....Pages 143-154
 Switzerland: Direct Democracy and Women’s Political Participation  (Anouk Lloren)....Pages 155-167
 Canada: Uneven Paths to Suffrage and Women’s Electoral Participation  (Nancy Janovicek, Melanee Thomas)....Pages 169-184
 Afghanistan: Uphill Challenges for Women’s Political Rights  (Andrea Fleschenberg)....Pages 185-199
 Kuwait: Why Did Women’s Suffrage Take So Long?  (Meriem Aissa)....Pages 201-212
 Morocco: Ongoing Struggle for More Representation  (Katja Žvan Elliott)....Pages 213-226
 Turkey: From Symbols to Actors in the Struggle for Women’s Political Rights  (Marella Bodur Ün)....Pages 227-241
 Kenya: Women’s Suffrage and Political Participation as Voters  (Mi Yung Yoon, Christol Okeke)....Pages 243-256
 Nigeria: Women’s Suffrage, Change, and Continuities in Political Participation  (Chiedo Nwankwor)....Pages 257-273
 Cameroon: Early Mobilization and Limited Impact of Women’s Suffrage  (Melinda J. Adams)....Pages 275-288
 Zimbabwe: Women’s Mass Movement and Violence  (Rudo B. Gaidzanwa)....Pages 289-299
 China: Women’s Rights Advocacy  (Kimberley Ens Manning)....Pages 301-315
 Indonesia: Local Advocacy for Suffrage  (Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi)....Pages 317-330
 Malaysia: Middle-Equality Trap  (Bridget Welsh)....Pages 331-347
 Sri Lanka: Struggle for Franchise  (Malathi de Alwis, Chulani Kodikara)....Pages 349-362
 Czech Republic: Nationalism, Suffrage and Political Participation  (Dana Musilová)....Pages 363-374
 Russia: The Great War and Women’s Political Rights  (Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild)....Pages 375-389
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 Bolivia: Parity, Empowerment, and Institutional Change  (Stéphanie Rousseau)....Pages 393-403
 Cuba: Women’s Complicated Political Participation and Representation  (Lana Wylie, Sarah Shoker)....Pages 405-419
 Uruguay: Slow Progress in Women’s Political Representation  (Niki Johnson)....Pages 421-435
 United States: Gendered Institutions, Processes, and Outcomes  (Kelly Dittmar)....Pages 437-453
 Sweden: An Incremental Process  (Lenita Freidenvall)....Pages 455-466
 France: The Republic Tested by Parity  (Réjane Sénac)....Pages 467-481
 Australia: The Slow Road to Parliament  (Joy McCann, Marian Sawer)....Pages 483-502
 Jordan: Quotas and Change in Women’s Political Representation  (Sarah Sunn Bush)....Pages 503-515
 Tunisia: Changing Patterns of Women’s Representation  (Lindsay J. Benstead)....Pages 517-530
 Israel: A Century of Political Involvement  (Reut Itzkovitch-Malka, Chen Friedberg)....Pages 531-546
 Mauritius: Still a Long Journey Ahead  (Ramola Ramtohul)....Pages 547-561
 Rwanda: Women’s Political Representation and Its Consequences  (Jennie E. Burnet)....Pages 563-576
 Uganda: Achievements and Challenges for Women in Elected Office  (Aili Mari Tripp)....Pages 577-590
 Niger: Patterns of Women’s Political Presence Since Independence  (Alice J. Kang)....Pages 591-605
 Ghana: Stalled Patterns of Women’s Parliamentary Representation  (Gretchen Bauer)....Pages 607-625
 South Korea: Women’s Political Representation  (Young-Im Lee)....Pages 627-640
 Taiwan: Asia’s Exception  (Chang-Ling Huang)....Pages 641-656
 Myanmar: Women’s Political Life  (Paul Minoletti)....Pages 657-672
 India: A Contradictory Record  (Francesca R. Jensenius)....Pages 673-688
 Poland: Regime Transformation and Women’s Political Representation  (Małgorzata Fuszara)....Pages 689-698
 Slovenia: From Socialist Legacies to Legislative Gender Quotas  (Milica Antić Gaber)....Pages 699-711
 Mongolia: Transformation of Women’s Representation  (Pavel Maškarinec)....Pages 713-727
 Armenia: Persistent Gender Stereotypes  (Kristin Cavoukian, Nona Shahnazaryan)....Pages 729-743
Back Matter ....Pages 745-758