When do outsiders break in? Institutional circumstances of party leadership victories by women in Canada

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-90

  Bashevkin, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Elites; Leadership; Parties; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL POWER; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA;

EID: 77951043259     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040903444525     Document Type: Article

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