It was not long after the election of a record number of women to the House of Commons in
1997 that the backlash began. The criticism was all-encompassing: they wore the wrong …

In this introductory text for A level students and undergraduates, Jane Pilcher covers the
main issues debated about women in Britain today. Subjects covered include:* women and …

This book argues for the importance of age as a source of diversity and difference amongst
women. It compares three generations of women's accounts of a range of gender issues …

Considering the inherently divisive legacy of political (anti) heroes, marketing scholars have
paid limited attention to the construction of heroic political profiles and institutions …

" Too much attention is paid to the absence of women leaders around the world rather than
their presence, leaving a gap in our understanding of the difference women leaders make …

As British political culture moves towards one of personality and image, Conservative Prime
Minister David Cameron has been the latest in a recent line of British political leaders to pay …

This chapter examines issues related to power and resistance that arise from a study of
feminist women academic managers working in universities or colleges of higher education …

This paper looks at Margaret Thatcher's political career in the light of gender. The thrust of
the argument is that Margaret Thatcher's career can best be understood when interpreted as …

ABSTRACT 'What an absurdity': thus railed 'P. Barnsby, Male Coach'in the Letters page of
Rowing magazine in August 1973, on the appointment of Penny Chuter as professional …

This thesis adopted a feminist institutionalist lens to explore women's political representation
in Welsh local government. It examined the gendered experiences of women local …