Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective provides a clear, detailed introduction to
women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and …

Leadership is essential to collective human endeavor, from setting and accomplishing goals
for a neighborhood block association, to running a Fortune 500 company, to mobilizing the …

This article reviews the growing literature on the ways in which gender informs our
understanding of political psychology and how studies of political psychology shed light on …

This book develops the concept of the corporatist catch-all party to explain how the German
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has responded to changing demands from women over …

Since 2005, Angela Merkel has transformed not only the way Germans see themselves but
also the way that politicians worldwide, male and female, perceive women in power. The …

Whilst maintaining its status as an economic engine in Europe, Germany has historically
been a laggard in adopting gender equality measures. The European Gender Equality …

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 …

Internationally, the number of female leaders has increased in recent years. While the rise of
women to political prominence has been explored over the last two decades, we know much …

What is it that political leaders such as Silvio Berlusconi, Barack Obama, Margaret Thatcher,
Tony Blair, Inácio Lula, François Hollande, and Junichiro Koizumi have in common? And …

This article examines the paths and powers of women who have occupied presidential
positions around the world from 1974 through 2008. While women have had less success in …