Women in Executive Positions - Margaret Thatcher. A successful woman, but not successful for women?

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - General and Theories, grade: 1,7, University of Göttingen (Sozialwissenschaften), course: Women, Politics and Power, language: English, abstract: The number of women in executive positions is increasing. Feminist literature tried to analyse the way they get to power and how their politics support women. Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister in Britain and her agendas evoked a certain ambivalence. The goal was a globally competitive Britain through a liberal market and this affected the majority of women. This paper is going to reflect published article and books concerning the Thatcherism and women in the changing British society. Gender and class are determining factors for every individual and their dependancy on the family, the work and the state. Thatcher's policies were not directed at women, but they are mostly affected by cuts in welfare state and this caused collateral damage.