Women Presidents of Latin America: Beyond Family Ties?

by Farida Jalalzai

Book Overview

Women are gaining ground as presidents of Latin America. Women leaders in presidential systems (particularly women directly elected by the public) were generally limited to daughters and wives of male executives or opposition leaders. With the election of Michelle Bachelet in Chile, these traditional patterns appeared to be shifting. This book asks: what conditions allowed for a broadening of routes, beyond family ties, for women in Latin America?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113878270X
• ISBN13: 9781138782709
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"