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UNINA9910459971803321 |
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Titolo |
Women in executive power : a global overview / / edited by Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-283-10425-3 |
9786613104250 |
1-136-81915-0 |
0-203-82998-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 38 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BauerGretchen <1959-> |
TremblayManon |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Political activity |
Women legislators |
Representative government and representation |
Sex role |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction / Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay -- Arab states / Vânia Carvalho Pinto -- South and Southeast Asia / Andrea Fleschenberg -- Oceania / Jennifer Curtin and Marian Sawer -- Central and Eastern Europe / Maxime Forest -- Sub-Saharan Africa / Gretchen Bauer -- Latin America / Tiffany D. Barnes and Mark P. Jones -- North America / Farida Jalalzai and Manon Tremblay -- Western Europe / Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan -- Nordic countries / Christina Bergqvist -- Conclusion / Manon Tremblay and Gretchen Bauer. |
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Women in Executive Power studies the participation of women in the political executive around the world-notably in cabinet positions as ministers and sub-ministers and as heads of government and state. Providing multiple case studies in each chapter, the book provides regional overviews of nine different world regions covering those with the fewest to the most women in executive power. Evaluating the role |
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of socio-cultural, economic and political variables of women's access to cabinet positions and positions of head of state and government, the book shows that women are incr |
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UNISA996206946503316 |
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Autore |
Stevenson Lois |
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Titolo |
Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-17348-3 |
92-2-116821-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (73 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Businesswomen |
Entrepreneurship |
Success in business |
Women-owned business enterprises |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; 1. Background and introduction; 2. The economic context in Kenya; 3. The MSE sector in Kenya; 4. Women in MSEs in Kenya; 5. The MSE policy environment; 6. Integrated framework for the advancement of growth-oriented women entrepreneurs; 7. Policy leadership and coordination; 8. Promotion of women entrepreneurs; 9. Women's access to micro and other forms of credit; 10. Women entrepreneurs' associations and networks; 11. Training and mentoring; 12. Business support and information; 13. Regulatory and legal environment; 14. Research |
15. Concluding comments on strategy for moving forwardReferences; Annex 1: List of contacts during Kenya field visit; Annex 2: List of questions for assessing gaps and identifying further policy/programme measures in support of women's enterprise development |
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The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June |
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