Jane Jaquette

Jane S. Jaquette is an American political scientist and professor emerita of politics at Occidental College.[1] Her academic work has focused on women and politics, democracy, development, international relations, and Latin American politics.[2]

She taught at Occidental College from 1969 until her retirement as professor emerita in 2005, and continued teaching until 2021.[2] Jaquette also served in leadership positions in several academic organizations, including the Latin American Studies Association and the Association for Women in Development.[3]

Early life and education

Jaquette received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Swarthmore College in 1964. She earned a PhD in government from Cornell University in 1971.[1][3]

Career

Academic career

Jaquette joined Occidental College in 1969 as an assistant professor of political science.[1] She became an associate professor in 1975 and a professor of politics in 1982.[1] From 1996 to 2005, she held the Bertha Harton Orr Professorship in the Liberal Arts.[1]

Her teaching included courses on international relations, United States foreign policy, Latin American politics, democracy,[4] women and politics, and women and development.[4] She also taught interdisciplinary courses in Occidental's Core Program and the Critical Theory and Justice Studies department.[4]

At Occidental College, she served as chair of the Department of Diplomacy and World Affairs, chair of Women's Studies, chair of the Department of Political Science, director of the Core Program in the Liberal Arts, and chair of Latin American Studies.[5][6]

Government and organizational work

From 1979 to 1981, Jaquette worked as a social science analyst in the Office of Women and Development at the United States Agency for International Development.

She served as president of the Association for Women in Development from 1990 to 1991 and president of the Latin American Studies Association from 1995 to 1997.[7] She also served as president of the Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association from 1996 to 1997.

Jaquette was a member of the boards of LASPAU,[8] the United States Committee for UNIFEM,[9] and the U.S. Council for INSTRAW.[10] She was also a founding member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.[3]

Visiting appointments

Jaquette held visiting fellowships and academic appointments at institutions including the Watson Institute at Brown University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and FLACSO Chile. She also taught courses at the University of Melbourne and the University of São Paulo.[11]

Books

Jaquette has edited several volumes, many aimed at bringing the work of Latin American feminist social scientists to English-language audiences.

  • Women in Politics (1974)[12]
  • Women in Developing Countries: A Policy Focus (1983), with Kathleen Staudt[13]
  • The Women's Movement in Latin America: Feminism and the Transition to Democracy (1989)[14]
  • The Women's Movement in Latin America: Participation and Democracy (1994)[15]
  • Women and Democracy: Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe (1998), with Sharon L. Wolchik[16]
  • Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice (2006), with Gale Summerfield[17]
  • Feminist Agendas and the Challenges of Democracy

Selected articles and essays

Jaquette authored articles and essays on gender, democracy, feminism, international relations, and Latin American politics in journals and edited volumes, including World Politics, Journal of Democracy, International Feminist Journal of Politics, and Studies in Comparative International Development. Her notable works include:[18]

  • "Women in Power: From Tokenism to Critical Mass" (1997)[19]
  • "Women and Democracy: Regional Differences and Contrasting Views" (2001)[19]
  • "Feminism and the Challenge of the Post-Cold War World" (2004)[19]
  • "Defending Liberal Feminism: Insights from Hobbes" (2012)[20]
  • "Gender and Democratization" (2016)[20]
  • "Equality, Merit and Need: Competing Criteria of Justice in Women and Development," in Persistent Inequalities, edited by Irene Tinker (Oxford University Press, 1990)[21]
  • "Women/Gender and Development: The Growing Gap between Theory and Practice" (2017) [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jane S. Jaquette". Oxy.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  2. 1 2 "Author: Jane S. Jaquette". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jane S. Jaquette". Pacific Council on International Policy. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  4. 1 2 3 "Professor Jane S. Jaquette on Latin American Women Politics | Baruch College". newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Jane S. Jaquette | Hopkins Press". Press.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  6. ↑ Jaquette, Jane S. (1997). "Women in Power: From Tokenism to Critical Mass". Foreign Policy (108): 23–37. doi:10.2307/1149087. ISSN 0015-7228.
  7. ↑ Irene Tinker; Elaine Zuckerman. "Women's Economic Roles and the Development Paradigm" (PDF). Scispace.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ "LASA Forum Vol. 27, Issue 2" (PDF). Forum.lasaweb.org. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Eade, Deborah (2008). "Review of Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization". Development in Practice. 18 (1): 152–154. ISSN 0961-4524.
  11. ↑ "Women's Rights, Indigenous Rights, and Social Cohesion in Latin America". Ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  12. ↑ Amundsen, Kirsten. "Women in Politics. Edited by Jane S. Jaquette. (New York: John Wiley, 1974. Pp. 367. $14.95.)". American Political Science Review. 71 (4): 1666–1668. doi:10.2307/1961544. ISSN 0003-0554.
  13. ↑ "Women in Developing Countries | A Policy Focus | Kathleen A Staudt, Ja". Taylor & Francis. doi:10.4324/9780203727164/women-developing-countries-kathleen-staudt-jane-jaquette. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.
  14. ↑ Hellman, Judith Adler. "Jane S. Jaquette (ed.), The Women's movement in Latin America: Feminism and the Transition to Democracy (Boston, Mass.: Unwin Hyman, 1989). pp. viii + 215, £25.00 hb, £9.95 pb". Journal of Latin American Studies. 22 (1–2): 409–412. doi:10.1017/S0022216X00015546. ISSN 1469-767X.
  15. ↑ "The Women's Movement In Latin America: Participation And Democracy". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  16. ↑ "Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  17. ↑ Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization. Duke University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8223-3700-3.
  18. ↑ Jaquette, Jane (1994). "The Women's Movement In Latin America: Participation And Democracy". philpapers. Archived from the original on 2024-11-08.
  19. 1 2 3 "Women in Modern Literature Criticism: Literary Archetypes and Female Role Alternatives: The Woman and the Novel in Latin America - Jane S. Jaquette - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  20. 1 2 3 Jaquette, Jane S.; Summerfield, Gale (March 6, 2006). "Introduction". Read.dukeupress.edu. doi:10.1215/9780822387756-001. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Women/Gender and Development: the Growing Gap Between Theory and Practice". Ouci.dntb.gov.ua. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
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