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Gender images in public administration [[electronic resource] ] : legitimacy and the administrative state / / Camilla M. Stivers



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Autore: Stivers Camilla Visualizza persona
Titolo: Gender images in public administration [[electronic resource] ] : legitimacy and the administrative state / / Camilla M. Stivers Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c[2002]
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 174 p.)
Disciplina: 305.420973
Soggetto topico: Women in public life - United States
Women in the civil service - United States
Sex role - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-163) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1 - Gender and Public Administration ; Chapter 2 - ""On Tap but not on Top"": Women in the Administrative State; Women in Public Service ; Women's Organizational Reality ; Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls ; Who's Minding the Kids? ; Women and the Administrative State ; Conclusion
Chapter 3 - ""Sharpening a Knife Cleverly"": The Dilemma of Expertise Objective Expertise ; Professional Autonomy ; The Hierarchy of Expertise ; Brotherhood ; Professionalism and Women ; Chapter 4 - ""Look like a Lady, Act like a Man"": The Dilemma of Leadership; A Portrait of the Leader ; Women Leaders
Leadership and Public Administration Chapter 5 - The Hero Factory: The Dilemma of Virtue ; Virtue ; The Guardian ; The Seeker after Fame and Honor; The Hero ; The Citizen ; Conclusion ; Chapter 6 - From the Ground(s) up: Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State; True Womanhood ; Becoming Businesslike
Shaping the Administrative State The Gender of Reform ; Conclusion ; Chapter 7 - Paths toward Change; Toward a Feminist Theory of Public Administration ; New Images in Public Administration ; Feminist Practical Wisdom ; Conclusion ; References ; Index ; About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this second edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration, looking at issues of status, power, leadership, legitimacy and change.
Titolo autorizzato: Gender images in public administration  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-5063-2007-4
1-322-42054-8
0-7619-2173-7
1-4522-6266-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786233003321
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