Susan Franceschet is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of Women and Politics in Chile (2005) and co-editor of The Impact of Gender Quotas (with M. L. Krook and J. M. Piscopo, 2012). She has published extensively on women's political representation and political institutions in comparative perspective. Mona Lena Krook is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, USA. She is the author of Quotas for Women in Politics (2009), as well as numerous articles on gender quotas, women's political representation, and violence against women in politics. Netina Tan is Assistant Professor of Political Science at McMaster University, Canada. Her dissertation, Hegemonic Party Rule in Singapore and Taiwan, won the 2011 Vincent Lemieux Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in Canada. She has authored numerous articles on authoritarian resilience and representation of women and ethnic minorities in Asia.
1. Global Patterns and Debates in the Granting of Women's Suffrage.- 2. Gender and Electoral Behavior.- 3. The Political Representation of Women Over Time.- 4. The Impact of Women in Parliament.- 5. New Horizons in Women's Political Rights.- 6. Chile: Women's Suffrage and Political Participation, 1935-2015.- 7. Colombia: Civil Conflict, Violence, and Women's Political Participation.- 8. Mexico: The Long Road to Women's Suffrage.- 9. New Zealand: A Country of Firsts in Women's Political Rights.- 10. Finland: Suffrage, Nation, and Political Mobilization.- 11. Switzerland: Direct Democracy and Women's Political Participation.- 12. Canada: Uneven Paths to Suffrage and Women's Electoral Participation.- 13. Afghanistan: Uphill Challenges for Women's Political Rights.- 14. Kuwait: Why Did Women's Suffrage Take So Long?.- 15. Morocco: Ongoing Struggle for More Representation.- 16. Turkey: From Symbols to Actors inthe Struggle for Political Rights.- 17. Kenya: Women's Suffrage and Political Participation as Voters.- 18. Nigeria: Women's Suffrage, Change, and Continuities in Political Participation.- 19. Cameroon: Early Mobilization and Limited Impact of Women's Suffrage.- 20. Zimbabwe: Women's Mass Movement and Violence.- 21. China: Women's Political Rights Advocacy.- 22. Indonesia: Local Advocacy for Suffrage.- 23. Malaysia: Middle-Equality Trap.- 24. Sri Lanka: Struggle for Franchise.- 25. Czech Republic: Nationalism, Suffrage, and Political Participation.- 26. Russia: The Great War and Women's Political Rights.- 27. Bolivia: Parity, Empowerment, and Institutional Change.- 28. Cuba: Women's Complicated Political Participation and Representation.- 29. Uruguay: Slow Progress in Women's Political Representation.- 30. United States: Gendered Institutions, Processes, and Outcomes.- 31. Sweden: An Incremental Process.- 32. France: The Republic Tested by Parity.- 33. Australia: Uneven Progress toward Equality in Women's Political Rights.- 34. Jordan: Quotas and Change in Women's Political Representation.- 35. Tunisia: Changing Patterns of Women's Representation.- 36. Israel: A Century of Political Involvement.- 37. Mauritius: Still a Long Journey Ahead.- 38. Rwanda: Women's Political Representation and Its Consequences.- 39. Uganda: Achievements and Challenges for Women in Elected Office.- 40. Niger: Patterns of Women's Political Presence Since Independence.- 41. Ghana: Stalled Patterns of Women's Parliamentary Representation.- 42. South Korea: Women's Political Representation.- 43. Taiwan: Asia's Exception.- 44. Myanmar: Women's Political Life.- 45. India: A Contradictory Record.- 46. Poland: Regime Transformation and Women's Political Representation.- 47. Slovenia: From Socialist Legacies to Legislative Gender Quotas.- 48. Mongolia: Transformation of Women's Representation.- 49. Armenia: Persistent Gender Stereotypes.
