Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES AND TABLES vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 ACCESSING POLITICAL POWER 26
7. 2 PARTY INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION 45
8. 3 NAVIGATING POWER 70
9. 4 COMING TO POWER 108
10. 5 DISCERNING THE LINK BETWEEN DESCRIPTIVE AND SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION 143
11. CONCLUSION 172
12. APPENDIX A 189
13. APPENDIX B COMPARATIVE AGENDA PROJECT (CAP) CODING SCHEME AND GOVERNANCE AND ELECTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST PROJECT (GEMEP) ADDED CATEGORIES 207
14. APPENDIX C LEGISLATORS’ INTERVIEWS QUESTIONNAIRE 213
15. NOTES 217
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 265
17. INDEX 291