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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Women and politics"”.
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Lithuanian women in the Parliament: Access and participation in post-socialist politics
<p>This thesis examines women’s access and representation in Lithuania’s parliament. It sets out to discuss women’s abilities to influence and initiate policies and laws that protect and empower women in Lithuania. I examine elected parliamentarians’ motivations, as well as campaigns, and projects …
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When Women Matter: The Relationship Between Women's Presence and Policy Representation in Western European States
<p>In recent years, increasing women's participation in electoral politics has become a priority for a number of activists, politicians, and international governing organizations. This focus can largely be attributed to the belief that doing so provides normative benefits for women through …
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The Adoption of Feminist Policies Under Conservative Governments
… inherent tension between conservative principles and feminist claims. It is critical to focus on the process by which conservative governments adopt or reject feminist policies not only because we know little about the process, but also because conservative governments represent the least likely …
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Politics and Hermeneutics in the Meditations of Anne, Lady Halkett, 1651-1699
… she also wrote more than 5,000 pages of select and occasional meditations. The salient feature of these devotional compositions is an intensely biblical diction, making Halkett’s use of scripture their interpretive key. The meditations also offer a half-century’s worth of reflection on political …
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A very dim light, a very steep hill: women in the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party
… to the problem of the lack of recognition of women in Australian society and politics using the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as background and the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party as a test case. It examines the paradox that women have had the vote in Australia for over a hundred …
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Scottish Noblewomen, the Family and Scottish Politics from 1688-1707
… The opposite is true of the Union of 1707 and this defining moment, which resulted in the loss of Scottish independence, continues to stimulate debate. The lives of Scottish noblewomen in the years from Revolution to Union have generally been disregarded. This thesis will demonstrate that …