Biographical note

Cal Clark is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the MPA Program at Auburn University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has published 15 books and over 200 articles and book chapters, including the co-authored Women in Taiwan Politics (Rienner, 1990) and The Social and Political Bases for Women=s Growing Political Power in Taiwan (Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, 2002) and the co-edited Democracy and the Status of Women in East Asia (Rienner, 2000). He has served as President of the American Association for Chinese Studies. Janet Clark is Emeritus Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of West Georgia. She received her PhD from the University of Illinois. She has published 4 books and 80 articles and book chapters She is the co-author of Women, Elections, and Representation (Longman, 1987), Women in Taiwan Politics (Rienner, 1990), and The Social and Political Bases for Women's Growing Political Power in Taiwan (Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, 2002). She has served as President of the Western Social Science Association and the Women's Caucus for Political Science and as the Editor of Women and Politics.