Unfinished Democracy: Women in Nordic PoliticsE. Haavio-Mannila, T. Skard This book contains a thorough and detailed comparison of the five Nordic political systems, including the role played by women. It is based on empirical data for the last hundred years which is interpreted with regard to political and social science theories. The results of this study show that the political participation by women has increased rapidly, especially during the last fifteen years. |
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lack of force or counterforce? | 6 |
CHAPTER 3 Mobilization of women at elections | 37 |
CHAPTER 4 Women in Parliament | 51 |
CHAPTER 5 Women in local politics | 81 |
CHAPTER 6 Women in the corporate system | 106 |
How equal? | 134 |
CHAPTER 8 Summary | 160 |
ADDENDUM 3 | 173 |
ADDENDUM 4 | 174 |
ADDENDUM 5 | 180 |
ADDENDUM 6 | 184 |
ADDENDUM 7 | 186 |
ADDENDUM 8 | 187 |
Notes | 189 |
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