00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-1686042739784834552 Buklod 20240712112318.0 m |o d | cr ||||||||||| 240712s2023 enka go b|001 0|eng d 9781032231464 (paperback) 22495929 SS-12475 Forefront Php11,258.00 Department of Political Science DLC DMLS rda eng DMLUC HQ 1236.5 A78 S83 2023 Substantive representation of women in Asian parliaments edited by Devin K. Joshi and Christian Echle. Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2023] ©2023 xviii, 274 pages illustrations 25 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Politics in Asia Includes bibliographical references and index. Substantive representation of women by parliamentarians in Asia : a comparative study of ten countries / Devin K. Joshi -- Substantive representation of women in Japan : pursuing gender equality in a gender-insensitive parliament / Mikiko Eto -- Substantive representation of women in South Korea's National Legislature / Ki-young Shin -- Substantive representation of women in Taiwan : why is 42 percent not enough? / Chang-ling Huang -- Substantive representation of women in Indonesia / Ella S. Prihatini -- Substantive representation in Malaysian legislatures : Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) and state assemblies / Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan -- Filipino women's substantive representation in electoral politics / Jean Encinas-Franco -- Timor Leste : substantive representation of women by parliamentarians and gender equality / Sara Niner & Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen -- Women's substantive representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh : understanding key trends and tensions / Syeda Lasna Kabir -- Substantive representation of women parliamentarians and gender equality in Nepal / Aashiyana Adhikari -- Towards advancing substantive representation of women in parliament : case study of Sri Lanka / Ruwanthi Jayasekara -- Conclusion : comparing women's representation in Asian parliaments / Devin K. Joshi. "Combining data from nearly 100 interviews with national parliamentarians from ten Asian countries, the contributors to this book analyze and evaluate the advancement of gender equality in Asia. As of the year 2022, no country in Asia has gender parity in its parliament. Meanwhile the proportion of national level women parliamentarians in Asia averages a mere 20%. What is more important than simple descriptive representation, however, is whether outcomes for women are improving. Rather than focusing on numerical representation, the chapters in this book focus on substantive representation of women. In other words, what do women and men parliamentarians do to advance women's well-being and gender equality? Using semi-structured interviews, each chapter author examines these efforts in the context of a specific Asian country. The case studies include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Timor-Leste. An essential resource for scholars and students of Asian politics and the politics of gender"-- Provided by publisher. Equality Asia Case studies. Legislative bodies Asia Case studies. Representative government and representation Asia Case studies. Women legislators Asia Case studies. Women Political activity Asia Case studies. Asia Politics and government 21st century Case studies. Joshi, Devin editor. Echle, Christian 1981- editor. FO UPD DMLS HQ 1236.5 A78 S83 2023 Book