Women and Men in Political and Business Elites

Vianello and Moore's 27-country study earned the Descartes Prize for good reason — it was one of the first large-scale empirical investigations of elite women at a global level, and its comparative scope still gives it value as a foundational reference. The 2004 data means some findings won't reflect where elite gender dynamics stand today, and the sociological prose is demanding. For anyone working in gender studies, political sociology, or policy, though, this is a landmark text worth knowing.