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Bureaucracy and Gender

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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Bureaucracy and gender policies; Democratic administration; Equal representation in public space; Equality; Positive discrimination

Definitions

Bureaucracy, in the context of gender, refers to the actor which can contribute to the formulation and implementation of policies that will ensure equal representation of women and men, equally.

Introduction

The term “Bureaucracy” can be explained in various contexts. In this chapter, it is aimed to approach it in gender perspective. This perspective, naturally, has an interdisciplinary character; therefore, the analysis is limited by following subtopics: Historical Roots of the Gender of the Bureaucracy, Bureaucracy as a Mechanism to Ensure Gender Equality, Bureaucracy as a Policy Actor that can Contribute to Gender Equality.

Historical Roots of the Gender of the Bureaucracy

It is a very common phenomenon that men and women have been pushed out of historical tradition for a number of reasons, such as the class, race, religious...

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  1. Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye

    Hatice Altunok

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Altunok, H. (2018). Bureaucracy and Gender. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_675-1

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