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Women in Taiwan Politics : Overcoming Barriers to Womens Participation in a Modernizing Society /

Chou, Bih-er

Women in Taiwan Politics : Overcoming Barriers to Womens Participation in a Modernizing Society / Cal Clark, Janet Clark, Bih-er Chou. - 1 online resource (212 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- PART ONE INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE The Political Underrepresentation of Women: A Taiwan Case Study -- CHAPTER TWO The Representation of Women -- PART TWO THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN TAIWAN -- CHAPTER THREE Economic and Political Development in Taiwan -- CHAPTER FOUR Development and Women's Status in Taiwan -- CHAPTER FIVE The Reserved-Seats System and Women's Political Representation in the Republic of China -- PART THREE ASSEMBLYWOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- CHAPTER SIX The Study and Research Methodology -- CHAPTER SEVEN The Roots of Participation: Selective Countersocialization -- CHAPTER EIGHT Political Characteristics: Similar Resources but Significant Gender Discrimination -- CHAPTER NINE Legislative Activities: Selective Emphases -- PART FOUR CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER TEN The Taiwan Experience and Overcoming Barriers to Women's Political Participation and Representation -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book and the Authors

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Exploring how women overcome societal and cultural barriers to their political participation in a rapidly modernizing society, this book presents a case study of the Republic of China on Taiwan.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781685856052

10.1515/9781685856052 doi


SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies.