Childs, Sarah

Women and British party politics descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation / [electronic resource] : Sarah Childs - New York : Routledge, 2008 - 1 online resource (1 v.) - Routledge advances in European politics ; 51 .

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge." Description based on print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index

Prologue -- Introduction -- Political participation and descriptive representation -- Women's political participation and voting / Rosie Campbell with Sarah Childs -- Feminizing British political parties -- Women's legislative recruitment -- Substantive and symbolic representation -- Representation: why women's presence matters -- The substantive representation of women / Sarah Childs and Mona Lena Krook -- Women politicians, the media and symbolic representation -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix


Mode of access: Internet

9780203019443 (electronic bk.) 020301944X (electronic bk.) 9780415366823 9780203019443


Women--Political activity--Great Britain
Women legislators--Great Britain
Representative government and representation--Great Britain
Women--Social conditions--Great Britain