Women Presidents and Prime Ministers in Post-Transition Democracies

Notes on Contibutors

Introduction; Verónica Montecinos

Chapter 1. Women at the Top: Leadership, Institutions and the Quality of Democracy; Jane S. Jaquette
Chapter 2. Global Trends in Women's Executive Leadership; Farida Jalalzai

Chapter 3. Gender and Institutions in Post-Transition Executives; Catherine Reyes-Housholder, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer

Chapter 4. Cultural Explanations for Men's Dominance of National Leadership Worldwide; Elizabeth Yates, Melanie Hughes

Chapter 5. Dilma Rousseff (2011 - ): A Crisis of Governance and Consensus in Brazil; Fiona Macaulay

Chapter 6. Michelle Bachelet: Engendering Chile's Democratization; Verónica Montecinos

Chapter 7. Luísa Dias Diogo. Gender and Political Leadership in Mozambique;

Frances Henderson

Chapter 8. Assessing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Presidency: Effects on Substantive Representation in Liberia; Melinda Adams,

Chapter 9. Corazon Aquino: The Reluctant First Female President of the Philippines; Diana J. Mendoza, Jayme-Lao

Chapter 10. Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh: Politics, Personality and Policies; Habibul Haque Khondker

Chapter 11. Iveta Radicova: The First Female Prime Minister of Slovakia; Sharon L. Wolchik

Chapter 12. Challenges of a Post-Communist Presidency: Vaira Vike-Freiberga and the Leadership of Latvia; Laura Ardava, Daina S. Eglitis

Conclusion, Verónica Montecinos

Index