Contagious representation : women's political representation in democracies around the world / Frank C. Thames and Margaret S. Williams.
"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�...
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Table of Contents:
- Women's Political Participation and the Influence of Contagion
- Understanding Women's Legislative Representation
- Women and the Executive
- Gender and Cross-National Courts
- Contagion and the Adoption of Voluntary Party Quotas
- Contagion and the Adoption of National Quotas
- Conclusion: Why Contagion Matters.