ISBN:
9781349628827
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (324 pages)
Series Statement:
Advances in Political Science Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.3/4
Keywords:
Women in public life
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword by Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- History of the Research and Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A Theoretical Framework -- 2. Methodology -- SUBSTANTIVE CHAPTERS -- Part I Pathways to Power -- 3. Gender, Class and Public Power -- 4. The Élites' Cultural Capital -- 5. Career Trajectories: Convergence or Divergence? -- 6. Men and Women in Political Leadership -- Part II Power: Strategies, Contexts and Uses -- 7. Top People and Mentors -- 8. Gendered Time and Women's Access to Power -- 9. Life Choices and Leaders' Informal Networks -- 10. Interpersonal Contacts -- 11. Organisational Structure and Gender -- 12. The Éxercise of Power -- Part III Hindrance or Asset? Combining Everyday Life and Élite Careers -- 13. Family Characteristics -- 14. Traditional or New Ways of Living -- 15. Life and Career in North and South Europe -- 16. Career Life-forms -- Part IV The Cultural Dimensions of Gender (In)equality in Élites -- 17. Hierarchies, Attitudes and Gender -- 18. Perspectives on Gender Cultures in Élites -- 19. The Social Construction of Gender -- 20. Elites' Value Orientations -- General Conclusions -- Appendix: Data about Countries -- Bibliography -- Index.
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