LEADER 03298nam 2200613 u 450 001 9910731582303321 005 20240402192245.0 010 $a0-472-90372-1 035 $a(CKB)27538135300041 035 $a(BIP)088897946 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30656886 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30656886 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927538135300041 100 $a20230711d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWalking the Gendered Tightrope: Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi as Legislative Leaders 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $cUniversity of Michigan Press$d2023 215 $a1 online resource (284 pages) 225 1 $aThe Cawp Series in Gender and American Politics Series. 311 $a0-472-05634-4 311 $a0-472-07634-5 330 8 $aWalking the Gendered Tightrope analyzes the gendered expectations for women in high offices through the examples of British Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Even at their highest positions, and while completing their greatest achievements, both May and Pelosi faced gendered critiques and intraparty challenges to their leadership. While other books have analyzed the barriers to higher office that women face, this book reveals how women in positions of power are still forced to balance feminine stereotypes with the perception of power as masculine in order to prove their legitimacy. By examining intraparty dynamics, this book offers a unique comparison between a majoritarian presidential and Westminster parliamentary system. While their parties promoted Pelosi and May to highlight their progressive values, both women faced continually gendered critiques about their abilities to lead their caucuses on difficult policy issues, such as the Affordable Care Act and two Trump impeachment votes for Nancy Pelosi, or finishing Brexit for Theresa May. Grounded in the legislative literature from the United States and Britain, as well as historical accounts and personal interviews, Walking the Gendered Tightrope contributes to the fields of gender and politics, legislative studies, American politics, and British politics. 410 0$aCAWP series in gender and American politics. 606 $aWomen legislators$zGreat Britain 606 $aWomen legislators$zUnited States 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aWomen legislators$2fast 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$2fast 607 $aGreat Britain$2fast 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aCross-cultural studies$2fast 610 $aComparative Government 610 $aWomen 610 $aPolitical Science 615 0$aWomen legislators 615 0$aWomen legislators 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity 615 7$aWomen legislators 615 7$aWomen$xPolitical activity 676 $a305.42 700 $aHaussman$b Melissa$01437160 702 $aKedrowski$b Karen M. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910731582303321 996 $aWalking the Gendered Tightrope: Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi as Legislative Leaders$93597623 997 $aUNINA