Farida Jalalzai

author of "Women Presidents of Latin America"

November 4, 2015

Farida Jalalzai is the Hannah Atkins Endowed Chair and associate professor of political science. Jalalzai's research analyzes the representation and behavior of women and minorities in politics and the role of gender in the political arena. Her work focuses on women national leaders, women in congress and media representation of women candidates. Her first book "Shattered, Cracked and Firmly Intact: Women and the Executive Glass Ceiling Worldwide" (Oxford University Press 2013) offers a comprehensive analysis of women, gender and national leadership positions. Her second book, "Women Presidents of Latin America: Beyond Family Ties?" examines several case studies of the behavior of women national leaders including presidents Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica, President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, and Cristina Fernández, Argentina. Her current projects include analyses of the symbolic representation women executives offer, with Amy C. Alexander, gender and representation of President Park of South Korea with Young-Im Lee and women executives during political transition. She is also working on a co-edited volume "Measuring Women's Political Empowerment Worldwide," with Amy C. Alexander and Catherine Bolzendahl, and a co-authored book Senhora Presidenta: Women's Representation in Brazil during Dilma Rousseff's Presidency, with Pedro dos Santos.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2016-honorees/farida-jalalzai

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