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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777033403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 0-19-773446-4; 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
• 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.