Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography NILAWAN PINTONG chose the challenge

NILAWAN PINTONG chose the challenge of schooling the women and youth of her country to become useful citizens exercising initiative in public affairs

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Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography NILAWAN PINTONG chose the challengeEdited by Kazuki Iwanaga 2008. 320 pp., illus. Prominence has often been given to the lives and activities of such top female leaders in Asia as Indira Gandhi and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Indeed, the ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in the world and deserves study. But, for those interested in a more detailed understanding of how women