Acknowledgments. Notes on Contributors. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction Joni Lovenduski and Jill Hills 2. Britain Jill Hills 3. USA Judith Evans 4. Canada Jill McCalla Vickers and M. Janine Brodie 5. Australia Marian Simms 6. France Janine Mossuz-Lavau and Mariette Sineau Translated by Anne M. Batiot 7. Spain Catherine Matsell 8. West Germany Jane Hall 9. Italy Maria Weber 10. Sweden Maud Eduards 11. Finland Elina Haavio-Mannila 12. Eastern Europe Sharon L. Wolchik 13. USSR Joni Lovenduski 14. Japan Eileen Hargadine 15. Conclusions Joni Lovenduski and Jill Hills. Index.

Frst published in 1981, the authors map out the political behaviour of women in 20 'industrially developed' countries, bringing together and analysing contemporary material on a variety of topics, such as voting, standing for public office, entering the political elite, and engaging in political activity outside the formal structures of governme