Women, Power, and Rape Culture: The Politics and Policy of Underrepresentation
Bonnie Stabile, "Women, Power, and Rape Culture: The Politics and Policy of Underrepresentation "
English | ISBN: 1440876975 | 2022 | 232 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1440876975 | 2022 | 232 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Focusing on how rape, sexual assault, and harassment relate to underrepresentation of women in public authority, this book provides an insightful exploration of the policy context that impedes women's advancement to positions of power.
The election of Donald Trump precipitated one of the largest outpourings of political protest on a single day in U.S. history with the 2017 March for Women. The emboldened #MeToo and #TimesUp movements reacted not only to the historical injustice of sexual offenses perpetrated upon women but also to women's associated underrepresentation in positions of power and public authority.
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