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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450909703321

Titolo

Women and Elective Office [[electronic resource] ] : Past, Present, and Future / / edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-70447-0

0-19-534623-8

1-4237-6197-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasSue <1957->

WilcoxClyde <1953->

Disciplina

320.082

320/.082

Soggetti

Women in politics

Women in public life

Women in public life - United States

Women political candidates

Women in public life - Political activity - United States

Women - United States

Women political candidates - United States

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Campaign Financing: Women's Experience in the Modern Era; 2 How the Public Views Women Candidates; 3 Women Candidates for Congress; 4 Different Portraits, Different Leaders? Gender Differences in U.S. Senators' Presentation of Self; 5 Do Women and Men State Legislators Differ?; 6 Women in Congress: Do They Act as Advocates for Women's Issues?; 7 Making a Difference: Behind the Scenes; 8 Indelible Effects: The Impact of Women of Color in the U.S. Congress; 9 Change in Continuity in the Geography



of Women State Legislators

10 Women Leading Legislatures: Getting There and Getting Things Done11 In a Different Voice: Women and the Policy Process; 12 Institutional Gendering: Theoretical Insights into the Environment of Women Officeholders; 13 Women as Political Leaders Worldwide: Cultural Barriers and Opportunities; 14 Prospects for Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: The Future of Women Officeholders in the Twenty-first Century; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Includes coverage of women on the congressional level, women officeholders of color, and analysis of women parliamentarians worldwide. This book offers a comprehensive look at the experiences and influence of women politicians, while considering women's prospects for political leadership in the twenty-first century.