{"product_id":"9780814784464","title":"Contagious Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWomen's participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive  offices worldwide has reached record high numbers, but this  global increase in women's representation masks significant variation  among different democratic political systems. For example, in  December of 2009, Rwanda's legislature contained 56% women,  while the U.S. Congress contained only about 17% and the Japanese  Diet had only 11%. Since 2000, only twenty-seven women  have achieved executive office worldwide. Contagious Representation  is a comprehensive look at women's participation in all aspects  of public life in the main democratic political institutions-the executive,  the judiciary, the legislature, and within political parties.     Moving beyond studies of single countries and institutions, Contagious  Representation presents original data from 159 democratic  countries spanning 50 years, providing a comprehensive understanding  of women in democracies worldwide. The first volume to  offer an analysis on all avenues for women's participation for such  a lengthy time period, Contagious Representation examines not  only the causes of women's representation in the main democratic  political institutions but also how women's representation in one  institution affects the others. Each chapter contains case studies  and examples of the change in women's participation over time  from around the world. Thames and Williams definitively explain  the rise, decline, or stagnant levels of women's political participation,  considering how representation is contagious across political  institutions and gaining a better understanding of what factors affect  women's political participation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185218978066,"sku":"9780814784464","price":52.76,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9780814784464.jpg?v=1774734446","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9780814784464","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}