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In our society there is a deep rooted prejudice against women and they are considered as inferior beings. Women are, in general, discriminated against in every field like education, employment, property rights etc. They have to face this kind of discrimination from the time of their birth. The cultural construct of Indian society which reinforces gender bias against men and women, with varying degrees and variable contexts against the opposite sex, has led to the continuation of India's strong preference for male children. Female infanticide, a sex-selective abortion, is adopted and strongly reflects the low status of Indian women. Education is not widely attained by Indian women. Discrimination against women has led to their lack of autonomy and authority.So, the question before us is whether these legislations are sufficient to improve the status of women in our society. Or is it only the duty of the government to work towards the emancipation of women.

From judges to politicians, cricketers to journalists, chefs to the Governor General, a collection of the most appalling sexist remarks, insensitive statements and ignorant opinions Australian men have said about women. If it weren't so serious, you'd have to laugh

Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Yet, when women enjoy good social and economic status they are less vulnerable to violence across all societies. This book develops a political economy approach to understanding violence against women - from the household to the transnational level - accounting for its globally increasing scale and brutality.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Author's Note -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen -- Chapter Fifteen -- Chapter Sixteen -- Chapter Seventeen -- Chapter Eighteen -- Chapter Nineteen -- Chapter Twenty -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Copyright.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part One : Canadian Perspectives on Women in Politics -- 1 Women's Representation in Canadian Federal Cabinets, 1980–2019 -- 2 Do Women Get Fewer Votes in Ontario Provincial Elections? -- 3 News and Political Legitimacy: Gendered Mediation of Canadian Political Leaders -- 4 Adversarial Politics: Understanding the Colonial Context of Indigenous Women's Political Participation in Canada -- Part Two : Comparative Perspectives on Women in Politics -- 5 Missing the Wave? Women Congressional Candidates Who Lost in the 2018 Election -- 6 Black Women's Hair Matters: The Uneasy Marriage of Electoral Politics and (Dis)Respectability Politics -- 7 Women in the Plenary: Verbal Participation in the Argentine Congress -- 8 Women as Party Leaders -- 9 A Question of Ethics? Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Legislatures of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada -- Part Three : Responses to Women's Electoral Under-Representation -- 10 Gender Quotas and Beyond: Policy Solutions to Women's Under-Representation in Politics -- 11 Effects of Quotas, Reserved Seats, and Electoral Rules on Women Parliamentarians in Asia -- 12 Changing Minds: Canadian Perspectives on Gender Quotas and Diversity -- 13 Gender Quotas and Women's Political Representation: Lessons for Canada -- Part Four : New Research Directions -- 14 Making the Case for Women's Representation: What, Who, and Why -- 15 Women in Parliament: From Presence to Impact -- 16 Too Feminine to Be a Leader? Systematic Implicit Biases against Women Politicians -- 17 Women in Politics: Beyond the Heterosexual Fantasy -- 18 New Backlash? New Barriers? Assessing Women's Contemporary Public Engagement -- References -- Contributors