Women, public life and democracy [electronic resource] : changing Commonwealth parliamentary perspectives / compiled and edited by Joni Lovenduski and Rosie Campbell with Jacqui Sampson-Jacent.

Preface
Women, public life and democracy
Introduction
Setting out the terms / by Prof. Joni Lovenduski
The Role of Parliamentarians
Representation without the incumbency barrier: the example of Scotland
Waving goodbye to dinosaurs: the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Making Parliamentarians listen to women voters and getting women elected
The Beijing process
Gender mainstreaming Affirmative Action: help or hindrance?
Education and sex equality equalising access to care and services
The Nordic model: The Example of Finland Equality Policy. The example of Malaysia : the implementation of equal rights legislation / by Hon. Gillian James
Does size matter? sex equality in small states
How can NGOs lobby for change? A Users guide / by Georgina Ashworth
Improving access to credit, technology and business
Can the media be resexed? / by Jackie Ashley
Conclusions / by Rosie Campbell
What works and what does not for women in politics? a Commonwealth perspective / by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Institutional framework for mainstreaming gender in public service personnel management / by the Commonwealth Secretariat Affirmative Action in the Commonwealth Secretariat
Part 2. Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: report of a CPA Study Group, February-March 2001 / by Mrs Jacqui Sampson-Jacent
Gender-sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Plenary report, September 2001
Report of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Workshop on Gender, September 2001
Strategic partnerships for politics in the 21st Century : Report of a Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Meeting, September 2001
Representation of Women in Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures.