Kathleen M Fallon
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 136086 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kathleen M Fallon |
| PRENOMES | Kathleen M |
| SOBRENOME | Fallon |
| ASSINATURA | FALLON K M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | McGill University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 275 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Corrientes Marinas
Rip currents present a considerable risk to beachgoers with approximately 100 fatalities occurring each year in the United States. Furthermore, a general misunderstanding of the term and lack of awareness increases the preventable impacts of rips. While risk communication is often conducted by governmental organizations, Spanish-speaking communities have been underserved by weather outreach, including rip currents. Over 6 months, 279 surveys were…
Adopting Gender-Based-Violence Legislation, 1980–2015
Research suggests that the global passage of gender-based-violence legislation (GBVL) is linked to transnational women’s movements, alongside CEDAW ratification and regional diffusion. Unfortunately, most studies are qualitative, limiting the number of case comparisons. The few existing quantitative studies incorporate both developed and developing countries and do not focus on broad factors further contributing to faster passage of specific kind…
Conoce Tus Opciones
Rip currents are poorly understood by the public and thus a leading cause of weather-related fatalities in the United States. Individuals who speak languages other than English, such as Spanish-speaking communities, have been historically underserved by communication efforts for natural hazards and thus are at additional risk from rip currents. In response, the National Weather Service (NWS) has developed rip current outreach tools translated int…
Making Women Visible
Since the 1990s, gender quotas have been celebrated for improving women’s equality. Yet their cross-national and longitudinal impact on attitudes toward female politicians and the mechanism through which this process occurs are not well understood. Using multilevel modeling on 87 nations, we examine how different types of quotas, with varied features and levels of strength, shape beliefs about women in politics. We give particular attention to th…
The digital divide within the women’s movement in Ghana
With the rise in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), activists and scholars debate their effect on social movement inclusivity. Those in favor argue ICTs improve access to and voice within movements. Those against argue that the digital divide exacerbates existing inequalities. Yet, these debates often hinge on basic access to ICTs and do not consider the usefulness of their application. Drawing on over three years of fieldwork and…
The Pathway to Improving Human and Economic Development
An extensive field of research identifies girls’ secondary education as central to improving human and economic development. Despite improvements in girls’ secondary education enrollment, there are still over 34 million female adolescents out of school—the majority in developing nations. While gender equity in education has improved, girls still lag behind boys in secondary education enrollments. Building on existing research, we argue that the f…
The Historical Roots of a Global Feminist Perspective and the Growing Global Focus among U.S. Feminists
This chapter examines the emergence and existence of a global feminist perspective within the United States. The authors argue that the foundation of the relationship between U.S. feminists and global understandings is rooted in women’s international organizing and activism. Examining U.S. feminists’ involvement in international women’s movements from the end of the nineteenth century until post Beijing 95 (the United Nations Fourth World Confere…
The Development Benefits of Maternity Leave
Women's Transnational Activism, Norm Cascades, and Quota Adoption in The Developing World
Electoral quotas are a key factor in increasing women's political representation in parliaments globally. Despite the strong effects of quotas, less attention has been paid to the factors that prompt countries to adopt electoral quotas across developing countries. This article employs event history modeling to analyze quota adoption in 134 developing countries from 1987 to 2012, focusing on quota type, transnational activism, and norm cascades. T…
Revisiting Repertoire Transition
The influential work of Tilly and Tarrow on social movement repertoire transitions—moving from older, local, and episodic tactics to newer, national, and sustained tactics—has contributed significantly to the development of social movements theory. This article expands Tilly and Tarrow's theoretical framework by drawing on examples from Nigeria and Kenya. First, we examine the causal factors contributing to repertoire transitions in these postcol…
Trauma Counseling
Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries
Journal Article Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries Get access Liam Swiss, Liam Swiss Memorial University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kathleen M. Fallon, Kathleen M. Fallon McGill University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Giovani Burgos Giovani Burgos McGill University Se…
Resolving the Democracy Paradox
Increasing levels of democratic freedoms should, in theory, improve women's access to political positions. Yet studies demonstrate that democracy does little to improve women's legislative representation. To resolve this paradox, we investigate how variations in the democratization process-including pre-transition legacies, historical experiences with elections, the global context of transition, and post-transition democratic freedoms and quotas-…
Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa
How Development Matters
Most studies find that the substantial cross-national variation in women's legislative representation is not explained by cross-national differences in socioeconomic development. By contrast, this note demonstrates that economic development does matter. Rather than looking for across-the-board general effects, we follow Matland (1998), and analyze developed and developing nations separately. We find that accepted explanations fit rich nations bet…
Democratization, Women's Movements, and Gender-Equitable States
There is a rich collection of case studies examining the relationship between democratization, women's movements, and gendered state outcomes, but the variation across cases is still poorly understood. In response, this article develops a theoreticallygrounded comparative framework to evaluate and explain cross-national variations in the gendered outcomes of democratic transitions. The framework highlights four theoretical factors-the context of …
Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children
Wiring the World
Getting Out The Vote
Although the mobilization of women in Latin America prior to and during the transition to democracy has been well-studied, the mobilization of women in sub-Saharan Africa during this transition has received little attention. Yet, the study of women's mobilization within an emerging democratic state of sub-Saharan Africa would provide insight into how women may renegotiate their position in relation to transforming political structures, and how th…
Transforming Women's Citizenship Rights within an Emerging Democratic State
Feminist scholars argue that women generally gain political rights followed by civil and social rights. However, this argument is based on data from North America and Western Europe, and few scholars, if any, have examined the progression of these rights within countries currently undergoing transitions to democracy in different parts of the world. Through in-depth interviews with members of women's organizations in Ghana, the author extends this…
Education and Perceptions of Social Status and Power among Women in Larteh, Ghana
Africa Today - Volume 46, Number 2, Spring 1999
Resolving the Democracy Paradox
Increasing levels of democratic freedoms should, in theory, improve women's access to political positions. Yet studies demonstrate that democracy does little to improve women's legislative representation. To resolve this paradox, we investigate how variations in the democratization process-including pre-transition legacies, historical experiences with elections, the global context of transition, and post-transition democratic freedoms and quotas-…
Democratization, Women's Movements, and Gender-Equitable States
There is a rich collection of case studies examining the relationship between democratization, women's movements, and gendered state outcomes, but the variation across cases is still poorly understood. In response, this article develops a theoreticallygrounded comparative framework to evaluate and explain cross-national variations in the gendered outcomes of democratic transitions. The framework highlights four theoretical factors-the context of …
How Development Matters
Most studies find that the substantial cross-national variation in women's legislative representation is not explained by cross-national differences in socioeconomic development. By contrast, this note demonstrates that economic development does matter. Rather than looking for across-the-board general effects, we follow Matland (1998), and analyze developed and developing nations separately. We find that accepted explanations fit rich nations bet…
Making Women Visible
Since the 1990s, gender quotas have been celebrated for improving women’s equality. Yet their cross-national and longitudinal impact on attitudes toward female politicians and the mechanism through which this process occurs are not well understood. Using multilevel modeling on 87 nations, we examine how different types of quotas, with varied features and levels of strength, shape beliefs about women in politics. We give particular attention to th…
Women's Transnational Activism, Norm Cascades, and Quota Adoption in The Developing World
Electoral quotas are a key factor in increasing women's political representation in parliaments globally. Despite the strong effects of quotas, less attention has been paid to the factors that prompt countries to adopt electoral quotas across developing countries. This article employs event history modeling to analyze quota adoption in 134 developing countries from 1987 to 2012, focusing on quota type, transnational activism, and norm cascades. T…
Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa
Transforming Women's Citizenship Rights within an Emerging Democratic State
Feminist scholars argue that women generally gain political rights followed by civil and social rights. However, this argument is based on data from North America and Western Europe, and few scholars, if any, have examined the progression of these rights within countries currently undergoing transitions to democracy in different parts of the world. Through in-depth interviews with members of women's organizations in Ghana, the author extends this…
The Development Benefits of Maternity Leave
Education and Perceptions of Social Status and Power among Women in Larteh, Ghana
Africa Today - Volume 46, Number 2, Spring 1999
The digital divide within the women’s movement in Ghana
With the rise in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), activists and scholars debate their effect on social movement inclusivity. Those in favor argue ICTs improve access to and voice within movements. Those against argue that the digital divide exacerbates existing inequalities. Yet, these debates often hinge on basic access to ICTs and do not consider the usefulness of their application. Drawing on over three years of fieldwork and…
Revisiting Repertoire Transition
The influential work of Tilly and Tarrow on social movement repertoire transitions—moving from older, local, and episodic tactics to newer, national, and sustained tactics—has contributed significantly to the development of social movements theory. This article expands Tilly and Tarrow's theoretical framework by drawing on examples from Nigeria and Kenya. First, we examine the causal factors contributing to repertoire transitions in these postcol…
Wiring the World
Getting Out The Vote
Although the mobilization of women in Latin America prior to and during the transition to democracy has been well-studied, the mobilization of women in sub-Saharan Africa during this transition has received little attention. Yet, the study of women's mobilization within an emerging democratic state of sub-Saharan Africa would provide insight into how women may renegotiate their position in relation to transforming political structures, and how th…
Education and Perceptions of Social Status and Power among Women in Larteh, Ghana
Africa Today - Volume 46, Number 2, Spring 1999
Getting Out The Vote
Although the mobilization of women in Latin America prior to and during the transition to democracy has been well-studied, the mobilization of women in sub-Saharan Africa during this transition has received little attention. Yet, the study of women's mobilization within an emerging democratic state of sub-Saharan Africa would provide insight into how women may renegotiate their position in relation to transforming political structures, and how th…
Transforming Women's Citizenship Rights within an Emerging Democratic State
Feminist scholars argue that women generally gain political rights followed by civil and social rights. However, this argument is based on data from North America and Western Europe, and few scholars, if any, have examined the progression of these rights within countries currently undergoing transitions to democracy in different parts of the world. Through in-depth interviews with members of women's organizations in Ghana, the author extends this…
Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children
Wiring the World
How Development Matters
Most studies find that the substantial cross-national variation in women's legislative representation is not explained by cross-national differences in socioeconomic development. By contrast, this note demonstrates that economic development does matter. Rather than looking for across-the-board general effects, we follow Matland (1998), and analyze developed and developing nations separately. We find that accepted explanations fit rich nations bet…
Democratization, Women's Movements, and Gender-Equitable States
There is a rich collection of case studies examining the relationship between democratization, women's movements, and gendered state outcomes, but the variation across cases is still poorly understood. In response, this article develops a theoreticallygrounded comparative framework to evaluate and explain cross-national variations in the gendered outcomes of democratic transitions. The framework highlights four theoretical factors-the context of …
Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa
Trauma Counseling
Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries
Journal Article Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries Get access Liam Swiss, Liam Swiss Memorial University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kathleen M. Fallon, Kathleen M. Fallon McGill University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Giovani Burgos Giovani Burgos McGill University Se…
Resolving the Democracy Paradox
Increasing levels of democratic freedoms should, in theory, improve women's access to political positions. Yet studies demonstrate that democracy does little to improve women's legislative representation. To resolve this paradox, we investigate how variations in the democratization process-including pre-transition legacies, historical experiences with elections, the global context of transition, and post-transition democratic freedoms and quotas-…
Revisiting Repertoire Transition
The influential work of Tilly and Tarrow on social movement repertoire transitions—moving from older, local, and episodic tactics to newer, national, and sustained tactics—has contributed significantly to the development of social movements theory. This article expands Tilly and Tarrow's theoretical framework by drawing on examples from Nigeria and Kenya. First, we examine the causal factors contributing to repertoire transitions in these postcol…
The Historical Roots of a Global Feminist Perspective and the Growing Global Focus among U.S. Feminists
This chapter examines the emergence and existence of a global feminist perspective within the United States. The authors argue that the foundation of the relationship between U.S. feminists and global understandings is rooted in women’s international organizing and activism. Examining U.S. feminists’ involvement in international women’s movements from the end of the nineteenth century until post Beijing 95 (the United Nations Fourth World Confere…
The Development Benefits of Maternity Leave
Women's Transnational Activism, Norm Cascades, and Quota Adoption in The Developing World
Electoral quotas are a key factor in increasing women's political representation in parliaments globally. Despite the strong effects of quotas, less attention has been paid to the factors that prompt countries to adopt electoral quotas across developing countries. This article employs event history modeling to analyze quota adoption in 134 developing countries from 1987 to 2012, focusing on quota type, transnational activism, and norm cascades. T…
The Pathway to Improving Human and Economic Development
An extensive field of research identifies girls’ secondary education as central to improving human and economic development. Despite improvements in girls’ secondary education enrollment, there are still over 34 million female adolescents out of school—the majority in developing nations. While gender equity in education has improved, girls still lag behind boys in secondary education enrollments. Building on existing research, we argue that the f…
The digital divide within the women’s movement in Ghana
With the rise in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), activists and scholars debate their effect on social movement inclusivity. Those in favor argue ICTs improve access to and voice within movements. Those against argue that the digital divide exacerbates existing inequalities. Yet, these debates often hinge on basic access to ICTs and do not consider the usefulness of their application. Drawing on over three years of fieldwork and…
Making Women Visible
Since the 1990s, gender quotas have been celebrated for improving women’s equality. Yet their cross-national and longitudinal impact on attitudes toward female politicians and the mechanism through which this process occurs are not well understood. Using multilevel modeling on 87 nations, we examine how different types of quotas, with varied features and levels of strength, shape beliefs about women in politics. We give particular attention to th…
Conoce Tus Opciones
Rip currents are poorly understood by the public and thus a leading cause of weather-related fatalities in the United States. Individuals who speak languages other than English, such as Spanish-speaking communities, have been historically underserved by communication efforts for natural hazards and thus are at additional risk from rip currents. In response, the National Weather Service (NWS) has developed rip current outreach tools translated int…
Corrientes Marinas
Rip currents present a considerable risk to beachgoers with approximately 100 fatalities occurring each year in the United States. Furthermore, a general misunderstanding of the term and lack of awareness increases the preventable impacts of rips. While risk communication is often conducted by governmental organizations, Spanish-speaking communities have been underserved by weather outreach, including rip currents. Over 6 months, 279 surveys were…
Adopting Gender-Based-Violence Legislation, 1980–2015
Research suggests that the global passage of gender-based-violence legislation (GBVL) is linked to transnational women’s movements, alongside CEDAW ratification and regional diffusion. Unfortunately, most studies are qualitative, limiting the number of case comparisons. The few existing quantitative studies incorporate both developed and developing countries and do not focus on broad factors further contributing to faster passage of specific kind…
Political science (17 obras) · Law (13 obras) · Politics (13 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Economics (11 obras) · Gender Politics and Representation (10 obras) · Gender Studies (8 obras) · Law (8 obras) · Democracy (6 obras) · Development economics (6 obras)