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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454593503321

Titolo

Women and American politics [[electronic resource] ] : new questions, new directions / / edited by Susan J. Carroll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-159894-1

1-281-98938-X

9786611989385

0-19-152209-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Gender and politics

Altri autori (Persone)

CarrollSusan J. <1950->

Disciplina

320/.082

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - United States

Political science - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Introduction: New Challenges, New Questions, New Directions""; ""Part I: Running for Public Office""; ""1. Accounting for Women's Political Involvement: The Perennial Problem of Recruitment Marianne Githens""; ""2. Campaign Strategy""; ""3. Money and Women's Candidacies for Public Office""; ""Part II: Other Aspects of Women's Participation in Electoral Politics""; ""4. The Impact of Women in Political Leadership Positions""; ""5. Women, Women's Organizations, and Political Parties""

""6. The Gender Gap: Old Challenges, New Approaches""""Part III: New Directions in Women and Politics Research""; ""7. Assessing the Media's Impact on the Political Fortunes of Women""; ""8. A Portrait of Continuing Marginality: The Study of Women of Color in American Politics""; ""9. Broadening the Study of Women's Participation""; ""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""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of women and



politics to provide an account of contemporary developments and the challenges that the future brings for women in American politics.