03717nam 22007573u 450 991045090970332120210111220650.01-280-70447-00-19-534623-81-4237-6197-9(CKB)1000000000411854(EBL)273407(OCoLC)476016157(SSID)ssj0000273105(PQKBManifestationID)11248261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273105(PQKBWorkID)10309315(PQKB)11611457(MiAaPQ)EBC273407(EXLCZ)99100000000041185420130418d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen and Elective Office[electronic resource] Past, Present, and Future /edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde WilcoxNew York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (339 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-518082-8 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 Legislators10 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; YIncludes 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.Women in politicsWomen in public lifeWomen in public life - United StatesWomen political candidatesWomen in public lifePolitical activityUnited StatesWomenUnited StatesWomen political candidatesUnited StatesGender Studies & SexualityHILCCGender & Ethnic StudiesHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCElectronic books.Women in politics.Women in public life.Women in public life - United States.Women political candidates.Women in public lifePolitical activityWomenWomen political candidatesGender Studies & SexualityGender & Ethnic StudiesSocial Sciences320.082320/.082Thomas Sue1957-960042Wilcox Clyde1953-851232AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910450909703321Women and Elective Office2175922UNINA