TY - BOOK AU - Burrell,Barbara C. TI - Women and politics: a quest for political equality in an age of economic inequality T2 - Routledge series on identity politics SN - 9781138856547 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - HQ1236.5.U6 B8753 2018 U1 - 320.082 B941W 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - United States KW - Women political candidates KW - Feminism KW - Women's rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The first and second women's rights movements -- Women's political voice and economic inequality -- Gender, voting, electioneering and public opinion -- Political parties: bringing women into the electoral arena -- "Doing politics:" women's empowerment and community activism -- Women's NGOs: advocating for global women's rights -- Women's candidacies for elected office -- The 2016 presidential election and the first woman president? -- Public policy on women's rights and equity issues -- Women's political participation in a comparative perspective ER -