Women's Paths to Power: Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020

by Evren Ocelik Wiltse

From Brazil to Bangladesh, Liberia to Switzerland, Malta to the Marshall Islands, more and more women are rising to the top level of political leadership. What can we learn from this? What kinds of conditions and political institutions pave the way for a woman's ascendance to power? Are there common pathways to power? How much do family ties matter? Is political activism and important factor? Evren Celik Wiltse and Lisa Hager answer these questions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626379300
• ISBN13: 9781626379305
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.