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Democracy and the Status of Women in East Asia / ed. by Cal Clark, Rose J. Lee.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (213 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626373273
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42/095 21
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Women’s Status in East Asia -- PART 1 REPRESENTATION AND ISSUE ADVOCACY: CAN THEY BE EFFECTIVE? -- 2 The Impact of Electoral Rules in Japan -- 3 Electoral Reform and Women’s Empowerment: Taiwan and South Korea -- 4 The Reserved Seats System in Taiwan -- 5 Gender and Local Governance in the Philippines -- 6 Self-Governance, Political Participation, and the Feminist Movement in South Korea -- PART 2 PUBLIC POLICY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN -- 7 Women Policies in Asia -- 8 Democratic Consolidation and Gender Politics in South Korea -- 9 Contradictory Implications of Socialism and Capitalism Under “East Asian Modernity” in China and Taiwan -- 10 The Limits of Democratization for Women in East Asia -- PART 3 CONCLUSION -- 11 Democracy and “Softening” Society -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Though modernization and democratization have benefited many women in developing countries, capitalist development has often reproduced patriarchal roles and stereotypes. This collection examines how the processes of modernization and democratization have affected women in East Asia.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Women’s Status in East Asia -- PART 1 REPRESENTATION AND ISSUE ADVOCACY: CAN THEY BE EFFECTIVE? -- 2 The Impact of Electoral Rules in Japan -- 3 Electoral Reform and Women’s Empowerment: Taiwan and South Korea -- 4 The Reserved Seats System in Taiwan -- 5 Gender and Local Governance in the Philippines -- 6 Self-Governance, Political Participation, and the Feminist Movement in South Korea -- PART 2 PUBLIC POLICY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN -- 7 Women Policies in Asia -- 8 Democratic Consolidation and Gender Politics in South Korea -- 9 Contradictory Implications of Socialism and Capitalism Under “East Asian Modernity” in China and Taiwan -- 10 The Limits of Democratization for Women in East Asia -- PART 3 CONCLUSION -- 11 Democracy and “Softening” Society -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Though modernization and democratization have benefited many women in developing countries, capitalist development has often reproduced patriarchal roles and stereotypes. This collection examines how the processes of modernization and democratization have affected women in East Asia.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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