01632nam a2200349 a 4500 EDZ0000107401 StDuBDS 20150804193941.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121112s2013 enka fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780191745799 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HQ1236 324.6082 23 Kittilson, Miki Caul. The gendered effects of electoral institutions [electronic resource] : political engagement and participation / Miki Caul Kittilson and Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. 1 online resource : ill. Comparative politics This volume argues that in most countries women continue to lag behind men in an array of political orientations and activities. Understanding this, and why some countries have been more successful than others in decreasing gender gaps, is imperative for producing stronger and more representative democracies. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Nov. 13, 2012). Women political candidates. Women Political activity. Women legislators. Political participation Sex differences. Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A. Print version 9780199608607 Comparative politics. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199608607.001.0001 38073 38073