Women and Elective Office [[electronic resource] ] : Past, Present, and Future / / edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox
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| Titolo: |
Women and Elective Office [[electronic resource] ] : Past, Present, and Future / / edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.082 |
| 320/.082 | |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ThomasSue <1957->
WilcoxClyde <1953->
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women and Elective Office |
| ISBN: | 1-280-70447-0 |
| 0-19-534623-8 | |
| 1-4237-6197-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450909703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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