Women and Politics in a Global WorldUpplaga 3

Women and Politics in a Global World, Third Edition, is the only text that offers a cross-national and comparative examination of the impact of women on politics--and the impact of politics on women. Sarah L. Henderson and Alana S. Jeydel carefully consider women's participation in institutionalized politics, social protest, and nationalist, fundamentalist, and revolutionary movements. To help make the material more accessible to students, the authors unify their discussions around four core areas: * The assurance of women's safety and autonomy * Reproductive rights and health care for mothers and children * Equal access to employment and public resources * Women's access to political institutions and positions of authority NEW TO THIS EDITION * Updates all data and features many new text boxes in order to reflect recent changes to the political landscape (i.e., the Arab Spring, the Burmese democratization movement led by Aung San Suu Kyi, female suicide bombers, the controversial outcome of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections, "cult of mom" politics, and the distribution of free contraception to teenagers) * Includes several new chapter-opening stories that demonstrate how the book's themes and issues continue to be relevant to today's world * Shows how the recent economic downturn has affected women in Chapter 4: Women and Employment * Provides additional material on reproductive rights and on the Millennium Development Goals * Offers more coverage of physical autonomy by addressing virginity testing in Egypt, stoning cases in Iran, and female genital mutilation