TY - BOOK ED - United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs TI - Women in politics and decision making in the late twentieth century SN - 92-1-130144-0 AV - HQ 1390 .W6 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - London PB - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers KW - Politics|Women|Internationality|Decision Making N1 - Presents discussions on the changes that have occurred in women?s participation in national decision making and the obstacles they have faced in order to reach those decision making positions. The information discussed is gathered from background papers and case-studies. It suggests that there is a close relationship between the general advancement of women and their participation in decision making. The discussions are conducted under the topics: participation as a legal right; women in parliament; women in governmental decision making; equality in political decision making; and action to be taken ER -