A much-needed and long-awaited cross-regional collection with Latin America and Asia as the focus and gender power relations at the core.

Kathleen Staudt, University of Texas at El Paso

This intriguing book advances a new understanding of the complex casual dynamics behind women's empowerment and lays the groundwork for future research on the unique constraints and opportunities presented by each path.

Latin American Politics and Society

From the foreword: A stimulating set of essays. . . . Promises of Empowerment speaks to some of the most persistent questions in feminist theory and comparative politics, and shows that power, despite cultural differences and definitional debates,remains the key issue for women....

Jane S. Jaquette, Occidental College

From the foreword: A stimulating set of essays. . . . Promises of Empowerment speaks to some of the most persistent questions in feminist theory and comparative politics, and shows that power, despite cultural differences and definitional debates, remains the key issue for women.

Jane S. Jaquette, Occidental College