Substantive representation of women in Asian parliaments
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Substantive representation of women in Asian parliaments
(Politics in Asia series)
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Content Type: text (rdacontent), Media Type: unmediated (rdamedia), Carrier Type: volume (rdacarrier)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Substantive representation of women by parliamentarians in Asia : a comparative study of ten countries / Devin K. Joshi
- Substantive representation of women in Japan : pursuing gender equality in a gender-insensitive parliament / Mikiko Eto
- Substantive representation of women in South Korea's National Legislature / Ki-young Shin
- Substantive representation of women in Taiwan : why is 42% not enough? / Chang-ling Huang
- Substantive representation of women in Indonesia / Ella S. Prihatini
- Substantive representation of women in Malaysian legislatures : Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and state assemblies / Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan
- Filipino women's substantive representation in electoral politics / Jean Encinas-Franco
- Timor-Leste : substantive representation of women parliamentarians and gender equality / Sara Niner and Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen
- Women's substantive representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh : understanding key trends and tensions / Syeda Lasna Kabir
- Substantive representation of women parliamentarians and gender equality in Nepal / Aashiyana Adhikari
- Towards advancing substantive representation of women in parliament : case study of Sri Lanka / Ruwanthi Jayasekara
- Conclusion : comparing women's representation in Asian parliaments / Devin K. Joshi
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia.
As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile, the proportion of national-level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on the substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women's well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, the author of each chapter examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste.
The book is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and the politics of gender.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Substantive Representation of Women by Parliamentarians in Asia: A Comparative Study of Ten Countries
Devin K. Joshi
PART I
Cases from East Asia
2 Substantive Representation of Women in Japan: Pursuing Gender Equality in a Gender-Insensitive Parliament
Mikiko Eto
3 Substantive Representation of Women in South Korea's National Legislature
Ki-young Shin
4 Substantive Representation of Women in Taiwan: Why Is 42% Not Enough?
Chang-Ling Huang
PART II
Cases from Southeast Asia
5 Substantive Representation of Women in Indonesia
Ella S. Prihatini
6 Substantive Representation of Women in Malaysian Legislatures: Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and State Assemblies
Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan
7 Filipino Women's Substantive Representation in Electoral Politics
Jean Encinas-Franco
8 Timor-Leste: Substantive Representation of Women Parliamentarians and Gender Equality
Sara Niner and Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen
PART III
Cases From South Asia
9 Women's Substantive Representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh: Understanding Key Trends and Tensions
Syeda Lasna Kabir
10 Substantive Representation of Women Parliamentarians and Gender Equality in Nepal
Aashiyana Adhikari
11 Toward Advancing Substantive Representation of Women in Parliament: Case Study of Sri Lanka
Ruwanthi Jayasekara
PART IV
Conclusion
12 Conclusion: Comparing Women's Representation in Asian Parliaments
Devin K. Joshi
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"