Women and Representation in Local Government opens up an opportunity to critique and move beyond suppositions and labels in relation to women in local governmen

Women and Representation in Local Government opens up an opportunity to critique and move beyond suppositions and labels in relation to women in local governmen

The three main political parties now seem to be agreed upon the urgent need to increase female representation in parliamentary politics. But is local government

Gender equality is central to the protection of human rights and the functioning of democracy. It cannot be right that the experiences, skills and concerns of w

"[A] well-integrated volume by...one of the best known political scientists working on women and politics.... [It] includes contributions by leading scholars in