Table of Contents

List of Tables. List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgments 1. Women, Power and Political Systems Margherita Rendel 2. Women and Citizenship: Mobilisation, Participation, Representation Judith Stiehm 3. Women’s Role in the Formulation of Public Policies in Brazil Fanny Tabak 4. Women’s Education and Participation in the Labour Force: The Case of Nigeria Keziah Awosika 5. Women in Government as Policy-makers and Bureaucrats: The Turkish Case Nermin Abadan-Unat 6. Creating Employment Opportunities for Rural Women: Some Issues Affecting Attitudes and Policy Najma Sachak 7. Demography, Political Reform and Women’s Issues in Czechoslovakia Sharon L. Wolchik 8. A Hard Day’s Night: Women, Reproduction and Service Society Ilona Kickbusch 9. Technology, ‘Women’s Work’ and the Social Control of Women Joan Rothschild 10. Women’s Employment Networks: Strategies for Development Jeanne Marie Col 11. The Impact of the Women’s Movement and Legislative Activity of Women MPs on Social Development Sirkka Sinkkonen and Elina Haavio-Mannila 12. Will Women Judges Make a Difference in Women’s Legal Rights? A Prediction from Attitudes and Simulated Behaviour Beverly B. Cook 13. Future Perspectives Margherita Rendel. Appendixes. Notes on Contributors. Index.

About the Author

Margherita Rendel