The concept of Women Empowerment reached momentum in the second half of the 1990s. The Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) put f

This volume brings together leading gender and politics scholars to assess how women’s political empowerment can best be conceptualized and measured on a glob

The ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper-class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in th

This book explains the high level of current concern for the under-representation of women in politics.

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective provides a clear, detailed introduction to women’s political participation and representation across a wide r