Breaking Male Dominance in Old Democracies

Has male dominance in political life been broken? Will gender balance in elected assemblies soon be reached? Around 100 years after women''s suffrage was gained, and in spite of much effort, most countries are still at some distance from this goal. In 2013, the average representation of women in the world''s parliaments was around 20 per cent. This book analyses the longitudinal development of wom...