Women, Power, and Property. The Paradox of Gender Equality Laws in India, Paperback/Rachel E. (Boston University) Brule

Can political representation help women upend entrenched systems of power? Property and Power finds evidence that quotas improve women's ability to claim fundamental economic rights. Yet greater voice is costly. Whether women experience benefits or backlash depends on individual bargaining power at the time a woman is elected. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Rachel E. (Boston University) Brule Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 47 Line drawings, black and white Number of pages: 394 Collection: Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 153 x 227 x 27 Cover type: Paperback / softback