Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party: From Iron Lady to Kitten Heels

by Paul Webb, Sarah Childs, P. Webb

Book Overview

Introduction PART I: WOMEN'S POLITICAL REPRESENTATION Conservatism, Representation and Feminization PART II: WOMEN'S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION Women Members and the Party's Women's Organizations Conservative Legislative Recruitment Reforming Parliamentary Selection: Party Change, Parliamentarian and Party Member Attitudes PART III: WOMEN'S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION Party Member Attitudes and Women's Policy (By and For Women?) Sex, Gender and Parliamentary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349326747
• ISBN13: 9781349326747
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"