Gender and Political Support - Women and Hamas in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

This book finds and explores a gender gap in political support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories whereby more women than men support Hamas, and more men than women support Fatah.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The Gender Gap in Political Support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 2. The Political Context in Palestine, 3. Economy and Gender, 4. Belief, Ideology and Gender, 5. Political Violence and Gender: Occupation, Resistance, and Oppression, 6. Explaining the Gender Gap in Political Support, 7. Beyond Palestine, 8. Conclusion

About the author

Minna Cowper-Coles is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at King's College London, UK. She previously taught at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, where she gained her PhD in 2018.

Summary

This book finds and explores a gender gap in political support in the Occupied Palestinian Territories whereby more women than men support Hamas, and more men than women support Fatah.

Product details

• Authors: Minna Cowper-Coles, Minna (King''s College London Cowper-Coles
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032011493
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201149-3
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Gender in a Global/Local World
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory