'A JOB IN POLITICS IS NOT FOR WOMEN': ANALYSING BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S POLITICAL REPRESENTATION IN CEE 1

• Authors: Clavero S. , Galligan Y.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article discusses women's political representation in Central and Eastern Europe in the fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the adoption of liberal democratic political systems in the region. It highlights the deep-seated gender stereotypes that define women primarily as wives and mothers, with electoral politics seen as an appropriate activity for men, but less so for women. The article explores the ways in which conservative attitudes on gender roles hinders the supply of, and demand for, women in the politics of Central and Eastern Europe. It also discusses the manner in which the internalisation of traditional gender norms affects women's parliamentary behaviour, as few champion women's rights in the legislatures of the region. The article also finds that links between women MPs and women's organisations are weak and fragmented, making coalition-building around agendas for women's rights problematic.

Keywords

EN

GENDER; WOMEN IN POLITICS (CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE)

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 979-1004
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Clavero S.

author

Galligan Y.

• Y. Galligan, Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA03096390