Both yesterday’s suffragists and today’s feminists have battled for women to vote and hold office, and their successes have made it possible for coun- tries such as Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Iceland, Liberia, and the United Kingdom to have female heads of state. Despite these notable advances, women are still largely underrepresented in parlia- ments and governments around the world. Why, after so many years of feminist struggle, are women still obstructed from full political citizen- ship by a glass ceiling? Manon Tremblay’s 100 Questions about Women and Politics discusses electoral politics in Canada and abroad, focusing on women’s rights to vote and run for office in legislative elections, polit- ical parties, voting systems, electoral quotas for women, and participation in parliaments and gov- ernments. Against a background of observations taken from academic research, Tremblay uses an innovative approach by dividing her book into 100 questions and answers to address a range of impor- tant issues. Are electorates sexist or lesbophobic? Are family responsibilities a real obstacle to women’s engagement in politics? What strategies are available to increase the number of female politicians? Are gender quotas democratic? Once elected to office, do women represent women? How does women’s political citizenship in Canada compare to that in other countries? A timely book on the unfinished work of repre- sentative democracy, 100 Questions about Women and Politics takes a comprehensive yet concise ap- proach to demystifying the major issues dominat- ing the study of gender and government. Manon Tremblay is professor of political science at the University of Ottawa. 7 M Q U P F A L L 2 0 1 8 P O L I T I C A L S T U D I E S • W O M E N ’ S S T U D I E S 100 Questions about Women and Politics manon tremblay How and why the political citizenship of women around the world is incomplete. S P E C I F I C AT I O N S September 2018 -i2l9lii87l7798liZ ucin-7NZbmU4Zucin-7vZA64Zgc9n--ZZ3o3as -i2l9lii87l779cl9ZZ u,,9n996ZbmU4Zu,,9n996ZA64Zg2Sn99ZZ150r$ hZBZ-ZZ8c933ZZ,2ZroT5a.ZZZ a:00£ZoDot5oT5a