Gendering politics [[electronic resource] ] : women in Israel / / Hanna Herzog

• Autore: Herzog Hanna
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 320/.082/095694
• Soggetto topico: Women - Political activity - Israel; Local government - Israel
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Women in Local Politics; ""The Natural Arena""; Localization of Local Government in Israel; Trends in Women's Representation in Local Government; Research Questions; Research Subjects and Collecting of Data; Social Profile of Women Elected to Local Governments; 2. Women and Politics: The Private/Public Split; Public and Private: A Modern Western Mind-Set; Private and Public as a Modern Western Pattern of Social Organization; Private and Public as Political Construct ; Private and Public and the Study of Women and Politics The Politics of Private and Public; Private and Public in the Israeli Context; 3. Role Conflict as an Ideology; Postponing the Entry into Politics: An Age Obstacle?; Forgoing a Family: Is It Really Necessary?; The Conflict Myth; Role Conflict as Ideology; The Ideology of Role Conflict and Scientific Research; 4. Have Your Cake and Eat It: Women Entering the Public Sphere; Grazing in Foreign Pastures; Segregation by Gender; Voluntarism: The Realm of Women; Exclusion and Political Power; Local Politics: The Natural Arena for Women? ; 5. Exchange Rate for Women: Converting Resources into Political Power Human Capital; Organizational Resources; Localization and the Way to the Top; 6. Women and the Political Map; The Major Parties: Labor and Likud; Independent Lists; Minor Parties; Religious Parties; Women's Lists; Differences among Women on the Political Map; 7. Local Community and Local Politics; Jewish Localities; Arab Localities; 8. Politics of Women or by Women?; Political Activity in the Election Campaign; Political Activity during Term of Office; Political Activity: Career or Passing Experience? ; Women in Politics: Representatives of What?9. Women at the Top; Women Mayors; Independence in the Race for the Top; Struggle for the Top: Conclusion; 10. More than a Looking Glass: Women in Politics and the Media; Scope of Media Exposure; Modes of Exposure; Conclusion: Entrapped in a Gendered World; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Considers the cultural and structural limitations on the participation of women in politics
• Titolo autorizzato: Gendering politics
• ISBN: 1-282-63889-0; 9786612638893; 0-472-02339-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460333103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.