This study is aimed at identifying the mechanisms through which women can reach positions of power in public life. The study highlights the processes which may contribute new impulse to the vitality of the industrialized countries, introducing models characterized by flexibility and creativity both in enterprises and politics.

Bringing together perspectives from multiple disciplines and diverse regions of the world, this book explores the causes of persistent gender inequalities in public and private life, their implications for the meaning of democracy in the 21st century, and strategies for social transformation to attain democratic governance and gender justice.