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This chapter returns to the definition of women’s political empowerment and the questions that motivated this volume. We assess the contributions of the chapters herein. We offer key takeaway points from these and call for greater connections to the established literature, particularly in development studies and advanced by international organizations. We end by discussing briefly the progress made by this volume toward the larger effort of conceptualizing and measuring women’s political empowerment and offer suggestions for moving forward with this agenda.
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Alexander, A.C., Bolzendahl, C., Jalalzai, F. (2018). Conclusions and Further Directions. In: Alexander, A., Bolzendahl, C., Jalalzai, F. (eds) Measuring Women’s Political Empowerment across the Globe. Gender and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64006-8_13
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