Women’s political representation at local self- government in Lithuania: the case of mayors

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Women’s political representation at local self- government in Lithuania: the case of mayors
In the Journal:
Journal of East European Management Studies - Special Issue. Women in management in Central and Eastern European countries, 2020, P. 91-115
Summary / Abstract:

ENEqual participation of women in politics and decision-making is one of the most important issues for the contemporary democracy process. The aim of this article is to reveal the features of women’s political representation in local self-government in the context of neoliberal post-socialist country. The aim was achieved by revealing the situation of women’s political representation in local elections in Lithuania and providing the evidences from interviews with women-mayors (mayoress), what allowed to identify the stimulus, barriers and the main opportunities for women’s political representation in local self-government in Lithuania. Keywords: women’s political representation; mayor (mayoress); power perspective; local self-government; municipality; neoliberalism. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.5771/9783748907190
ISSN:
9783848766406; 9783748907190
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2023-06-09 18:00:46
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