Books by Mala (University of New Mexico) Htun

This book analyzes women's rights in seventy countries from 1975 to 2005, explaining the politics behind a wide array of government actions on women's rights issues such as violence against women, abortion and contraception, employment law, parental leave policy, child care and family law.

This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the inclusion of women, Afrodescendants, and indigenous peoples. It shows how the configuration of political institutions set the terms and processes of inclusion, arguing that the new mechanisms have delivered inclusion but not representation.