About the Book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1 Women’s Status in East Asia 1
6. PART 1 REPRESENTATION AND ISSUE ADVOCACY: CAN THEY BE EFFECTIVE?
7. 2 The Impact of Electoral Rules in Japan 25
8. 3 Electoral Reform and Women’s Empowerment: Taiwan and South Korea 47
9. 4 The Reserved Seats System in Taiwan 61
10. 5 Gender and Local Governance in the Philippines 77
11. 6 Self-Governance, Political Participation, and the Feminist Movement in South Korea 91
12. PART 2 PUBLIC POLICY AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN
13. 7 Women Policies in Asia 107
14. 8 Democratic Consolidation and Gender Politics in South Korea 123
15. 9 Contradictory Implications of Socialism and Capitalism Under “East Asian Modernity” in China and Taiwan 143
16. 10 The Limits of Democratization for Women in East Asia 169
17. PART 3 CONCLUSION
18. 11 Democracy and “Softening” Society 185
19. References 193
20. The Contributors 207
21. Index 209
22. About the Book 213