Description: Quotas for women in government have swept the globe. Yet we know little about their capacity to upend entrenched social, political, and economic hierarchies. Women, Power, and Property explores this question within the context of India, the world's largest democracy. Brulé employs a research design that maximizes causal inference alongside extensive field research to explain the relationship between political representation, backlash, and economic empowerment. Her findings show that women in government – gatekeepers – catalyze access to fundamental economic rights to property. Women in politics have the power to support constituent rights at critical junctures, such as marriage negotiations, when they can strike integrative solutions to intrahousehold bargaining. Yet there is a paradox: quotas are essential for enforcement of rights, but they generate backlash against women who gain rights without bargaining leverage. In this groundbreaking study, Brulé shows how well-designed quotas can operate as a crucial tool to foster equality and benefit the women they are meant to empower.
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EAN: 9781108835824
UPC: 9781108835824
ISBN: 9781108835824
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Book Title: Women, Power, and Property: The Paradox of Gender
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Subject Area: Political Sociology
Item Height: 160 mm
Item Width: 235 mm
Author: Rachel E. Brule
Publication Name: Women, Power, and Property: the Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 740 g
Number of Pages: 433 Pages
