Women and Politics / Kai Padilla

Contents: 1. Male Reformers and Women's Rights, 2. Women in Government, 3. Women's Suffrage, 4. Role of Education in Political Participation, 5. Gender Equity in the Democratic Process, 6. Increase Women's Representation in Political Bodies: Feministsand Nationalists.

Discrimination on gender basis is a world-wide phenomenon. Women were/are treated as weaker sex in all societies. Despite their exemplary performance in the domain of politics women were treated subservient to men. This book Women and Politics, explores women's struggles for political power which is one of the most important gestures through which women could achieve their rightful place in society. The concern emanates from theoretical understanding of cross-national empirical evidence and gender questions in general as these questions encompass women from all over the world and are also culture specific as the social milieu intervenes and create particular in the struggle. The chapters in this book reflect women's struggles, hardships, grief and sorrow, their achievements and disappointments as also and their successes and failures in this battle. This book considers the roles women have played and continue to play, in world politics.The text is not a feminist manifesto, but is rather a manual on politics which takes a stance, endorsing the need for women to gain powerful position as members of political parties and contribute significantly and visibly to the changing needs and duties of politics. The book also incorporates variables critical perspectives, fostering a greater understanding of the subject.