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UNINA9910779827003321 |
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Autore |
Carroll Susan J |
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Titolo |
The impact of women in public office [[electronic resource]] |
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Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06296-4 |
0-253-10906-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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320.0820973 |
320/.082/0973 |
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Soggetti |
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Women in politics |
Women - Political activity - United States |
Gender Studies & Sexuality |
Gender & Ethnic Studies |
Social Sciences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Representing Women: Women State Legislators as Agents of Policy-Related Change; 2. Words That Matter: Women 's Voice and Institutional Bias in Public Policy Formation; 3. Acting as Women: The Effects and Limitations of Gender in Local Governance; 4. Local Elected Women and Policy-Making: Movement Delegates or Feminist Trustees?; 5. Senator-at-Large for America 's WomenŽ: Margaret Chase Smith and the Paradox of Gender Affinity; 6. Foreign Policy Decision Makers: The Impact of Gender |
7. Do Women Leaders Make a Difference? Substance, Style, and Perceptions8. The Impact of Women in State Legislatures: Numerical and Organizational Strength; 9. Black Women in State Legislatures: The Relationship of Race and Gender to the Legislative Experience; 10. Feminist Judges: Challenging the Status Quo; 11. Acting for Women: Is What Legislators Say, What They Do?; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""[A] well-integrated volume by...one of the best known political scientists working on women and politics.... [It] includes contributions by leading scholars in the field, and provides a well-written and accessible overview of the impact of women in office |
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