Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures, and BoxesPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsCHAPTER 1 Why Don''t Women Rule the World? Box 1.1 Comparative Feature - Complementarian and Matriarchal Practices in Other Countries Box 1.2 Policy Feature - Women in the Workforce Box 1.3 Kimberle Crenshaw''s Ted Talk on Intersectionality Reification and the Social Construction of Reality Box 1.4 Comparative Feature - Islam, Sharia, and Feminist Thought Box 1.5 belle hooks Box 1.6 Radical Feminists and Gender Constructivism Conclusion Plan of the Book Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 2 History of Women in Politics Colonial History Box 2.1 Comparative Feature - Gender Roles in Native American Culture The First Wave Box 2.

2 Sojourner Truth The Second Wave Box 2.3 Women in the Workforce in WWII Box 2.4 Policy Feature - The Pay Gap Box 2.5 Policy Feature - The Equal Rights Amendment The Third Wave Box 2.6 Comparative Feature - The Indian Feminist Movement Box 2.7 Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism? Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 3 Public Opinion Introduction Box 3.1 The Gallup Organization How individuals form opinions about gender issues Box 3.2 Policy Feature - Attitudes and Outcomes of Gender Equality in Comparative Perspective How Sex Influences Public Opinion Box 3.

3 Policy Feature - Gender Differences about Terrorism/Security Policy Box 3.4 Comparative Feature - Abortion Rights Around the World Box 3.5 Policy Feature - Attitude Toward Fair Wage Partisan preferences and voting behavior Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 4 Political Ambition Box 4.1 Comparative Feature - Studies of Women''s Political Ambition in Comparative Perspective Promoting Women''s Access and Ambition Box 4.2 Comparative Feature - Access to Medical School Scandal in Japan Box 4.3 The "Chilly" Campus Climate and Young Women''s Political Ambition Box 4.4 Policy Feature - Violence against Women in Politics Worldwide Box 4.5 Backlash and Resurgence of Traditional Gender Roles Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 5 When Women Run Introduction When and Where Women Candidates Emerge Box 5.

1 Comparative Feature - Women Candidates in Other Countries Box 5.2 The 2018 Electoral Environment Voter Perceptions of Women Candidates Media Coverage of Women Candidates Box 5.3 Comparative Feature - Iron Maidens Around the World Box 5.4 Women Supporting Women - Donations to Women Candidates Women as Candidates in 2018 Box 5.5 What about Republican Women? Dismantling the Masculine Ethos of Politics in 2018 and Beyond Box 5.6 Comparative Feature - Candidates Training in Pakistan Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature Cited CHAPTER 6 Women in LegislaturesWomen''s Representation in Legislatures Around the World Box 6.1 Comparative Feature - Women in Local Government in Comparative Perspective Theories of Representation The Effect of Female Representation in Legislative Bodies Box 6.2 Policy Feature - Vaginas in the Legislatures Box 6.

3 Policy Feature - Human Trafficking Legislation How to Increase the Number of Women in Legislative Office Box 6.4 Comparative Feature - The Effect of Descriptive Representation on Substantive Representation in Cuba and Rwanda Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 7 Women in the Executive Introduction Patriarchy, Military Masculinity, and Executive Stereotypes Gender Stereotypes in Leadership and the Presidency: Public Support and Media Box 7.1 President Trump''s Emotions and Sexist Tweets Descriptive Representation in Parts of The Executive Box 7.2 Latin American Women Presidents Box 7.3 Policy Feature - Women and National Security Policy Box 7.4 Comparative Feature - State Feminism in Spain and France Box 7.5 Comparative Feature - Women in Local Politics Balancing Home and Work Substantive and Symbolic Representation in Executive Institutions Conclusion Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 8 Women in the Judiciary Women as Lawyers and In Law School Women as Public Legal Officials Box 8.1 Comparative Feature - Female Judges Worldwide Feminist Jurisprudence The Impact of Women in the Judicial Branch Box 8.

2 Employment Discrimination - Ledbetter Box 8.3 Comparative Feature - Women''s Representation on International Courts and the Response of Women''s Tribunals The Effect of the Courts on Women''s Lives Box 8.4 Policy Feature - Equal Protection for LGBTQIA+ Individuals Increasing the Representation of Women in Judicial Branch Conclusion Box 8.5 Policy Feature--The Courts and Women''s Access to Contraception Box 8.6 Loretta Lynn, Changing Cultural Norms about Contraception Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 9 Social Movements Introduction Box 9.1 Women''s March Box 9.2 Comparative Feature - #Metoo in South Korea and India Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Social Movement Organization How Do Women''s Movements Act? Box 9.3 Comparative Feature - Women''s Activism in Saudi Arabia What Explains Differences in Women''s Groups'' Activities Box 9.

4 Comparative Feature - Women''s Groups in the United States and Germany Organizing Women''s Issues Outside of Social Movement Organization Box 9.5 Comparative Feature - When Women Organize in Parties in Addition to Movements Using Motherhood as an Organizing Tool Box 9.6 Comparative Feature - Madres of the Plaza de Mayo Box 9.7 Policy Feature - Black Lives Matter, Maternal Politics and the Policy of Policing Box 9.8 Comparative Element - Women and Peace Activism: Liberia and Korea Challenges for Women''s and Feminist Movements Box 9.9 Policy Feature - Trans Women''s Activism and Gay Rights Policy Review Questions Ambition Activities Literature CitedCHAPTER 10 Conclusion Introduction The First Step - Admit that Patriarchy Exists The Second Step - Listen to Women''s Complaints and Take Their Anger Seriously The Third Step: Practice Listening to Women''s Complaints and Understanding Their Anger Box 10.1 Comparative Feature: Women''s Only Communities as an Alternative Solution Box 10.2 Susan M.

Okin, Egalitarian Families as the Building Blocks of Egalitarian Politics Box 10.3 Policy Feature: The Motherhood Penalty and Pregnancy Discrimination in the United States Box 10.4 Comparative Feature: Patriarchal Equilibrium and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Regimes Box 10.5 Policy Feature: Was the Michigan Legislature''s Lame Duck Session an Example of Patriarchal Equilibrium? The Fourth Step: Monitor Progress and Backlash to Establish Priorities Box 10.6 Policy Feature-- Personhood Legislation and Women''s Rights The Fifth Step: Decided What to Do and Act Review Questions Ambition Activity Literature CitedAppendices Appendix 1: Conducting Interviews Appendix 2: ComparisonIndex.