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The Institutionalisation of Sexism in Politics
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Women EmpowermentWomen's RightSocial SciencesGender IdentityGender TheoryGender StudiesTransnational FeminismsGender EqualityPublic HealthSexismFeminist ScholarshipFeminist PerspectiveFeminist Political TheoryFeminist TheoryJoni LovenduskiFeminist MethodologiesWomen's EmpowermentTraditional InstitutionsPolitical MovementsGender DivideFemale MarginalisationPolitical Science
Women remain significantly under-represented in political life. A major part of the problem, writes Joni Lovenduski, is that female marginalisation is hardwired into the traditional institutions within which politics takes place.