Title: Women in parliament : beyond numbers

Authors: Ballington, Julie and Karam, Azza and Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson

Place: Stockholm

Publisher: International institute for democracy and electoral assistance (IDEA)

Year: cop. 2005

Journal: IDEA handbook series

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, parliamentary government, political participation, women in politics, manuals, latin america, arab countries, africa south of sahara

Abstract: Women's access to the legislature is addressed focusing on the obstacles women confront when entering Parliament as well and solutions to overcome these, and on the strategies for women to influence politics once they are elected to the traditionally male-dominated parliament.

URL: http://www.idea.int/publications/wip2/upload/WiP_inlay.pdf

Document type: Portal