Contagious Representation: Women's Political Representation in Democracies Around the World

by Margaret S. Williams and Frank C. Thames

Book Overview

Women's participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive
offices worldwide has reached record high numbers, but this
global increase in women's representation masks significant variation
among different democratic political systems. For example, in
December of 2009, Rwanda's legislature contained 56% women,
while the U.S. Congress contained only about 17% and the Japanese
Diet had only 11%. Since 2000, only twenty-seven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814784461
• ISBN13: 9780814784464
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"