"An intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, …
Chronicles the life and career of Nancy Pelosi, detailing her leadership style and performance as House Minority Leader and as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early twenty-first century, and discussing the challenges women face in the world of Americ…
Chronicles the life and career of Nancy Pelosi, detailing her leadership style and performance as House Minority Leader and as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early twenty-first century, and discussing the challenges women face in the world of Americ…
This work examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether this evident social bias matters for political representation.
In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The …
In this compelling book Pippa Norris and Joni Lovenduski provide the first full account of legislative recruitment in Britain for twenty-five years. Their central concern is how and why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state, while others fail. The …
This book examines the relative dearth of women, black and working-class Members of Parliament, and whether this evident social bias matters for political representation.
"Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic begins with the momentous task of demolishing the prejudices attached with the phrase 'founding fathers' that has held an immense sway over constitutional interpretation. It shows that women members of the Indian Constituent Assembly had …
