Congressional Women
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Congressional Women
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Author : Irwin N. Gertzog
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1995-08-30
Congressional Women written by Irwin N. Gertzog and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-30 with Political Science categories.
This is a revision and update of Gertzog's successful 1984 study of women in the United States Congress. Now, 10 years later, the congressional roster is far different: Women have made major in-roads in numbers and prominence in the House of Representatives. Based upon interviews with 45 members of the 103rd Congress, this study examines the rise in the number of women elected, the circumstances leading to their success, and their integration into the workings of the institution, in both legislative and political terms.
Women In Congress 1917 2006
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Author : Matthew Andrew Wasniewski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Women In Congress 1917 2006 written by Matthew Andrew Wasniewski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Women legislators categories.
Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 through 2006.
Women And Power On Capitol Hill
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Author : Irwin N. Gertzog
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2004
Women And Power On Capitol Hill written by Irwin N. Gertzog and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Gertzog analyzes the origins, development, and dramatically changing influence of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues.
The Impact Of Women In Congress
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Author : Debra L. Dodson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-05-18
The Impact Of Women In Congress written by Debra L. Dodson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-18 with Political Science categories.
While existing literature provides compelling evidence that women in public office make a difference, the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation of women in political institutions long the domain of men is neither simple nor certain. Embracing New Institutionalists' warnings of the dangers of studying behaviour in an institutional vacuum, this book uses two strikingly different yet consecutive congresses - the Democratically controlled 103rd Congress elected during the 'Year of the Woman' and the Republican-controlled 104th Congress elected during the 'Year of the Angry White Male' - as laboratories to explore the complexity of the relationship between women's presence and impact. In-depth interviews with hundreds of staff, lobbyists, and women members of Congress, along with other quantitative and archival data, are the foundation for case studies of three highly visible policy areas (reproductive rights, women's health, and health care policy) important to women, but with strikingly different outcomes across the two Congresses. The inquiry is quickly moved beyond the simple question 'Do women make a difference?' Dodson confronts the contested issues surrounding difference which often lurk beneath the surface - the probabilistic rather than deterministic relationship between descriptive and substantive representation of women, the contested legitimacy of women representing women, and the disagreement about what it means to represent women. The analysis moves the literature toward a better integrated understanding of how gendered forces at the individual, institutional, and societal levels combine to reinforce and redefine gendered relationships to power in the public sphere. The results can be generalized over time and across settings, are meaningful even in periods when the answer to the question of whether women make a difference seems to be more frequently 'no' than 'yes,' and point to strategies that may bolster the impact of women's presence for substantive representation of women.
Congressional Women
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Author : Irwin N. Gertzog
language : en
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
Release Date : 1984-08-01
Congressional Women written by Irwin N. Gertzog and has been published by Praeger Pub Text this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-08-01 with Political Science categories.
Women Transforming Congress
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Author : Cindy Simon Rosenthal
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2002
Women Transforming Congress written by Cindy Simon Rosenthal and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
From the first to one of the most recent--Jeannette Rankin (Montana, 1916) to Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York, 2001)--only two hundred women have ever served in the U.S. Congress. Have these relatively few women changed the predominantly masculine institution in which they serve? Have women as voters, activists, staff, and members made a difference? Edited by Cindy Simon Rosenthal, Women Transforming Congress examines the increasing influence of women on Congress and the ways in which gender defines and shapes Congress as a political institution. Written by women in politics and leading scholars on Congress, the essays in this volume go beyond the limitations of prior research through their diverse analytical approaches and singular historical breadth. The volume follows women on the campaign trail, in committee rooms, in floor debate, and in policy deliberations where previously the focus was on men’s interests and activities. A gallery of photographs showing notable women from their earliest years of involvement with Congress to the present complements the essays.
A Woman S Place Is In The House
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Author : Barbara Burrell
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1996-01-22
A Woman S Place Is In The House written by Barbara Burrell and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-22 with Political Science categories.
DIVStudy of women candidates for U.S. House that argues women are successful in winning elections /div
A Seat At The Table
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Author : Kelly Dittmar
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-17
A Seat At The Table written by Kelly Dittmar and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-17 with Political Science categories.
The presence of women in Congress is at an all-time high -- approximately one of every five members is female -- and record numbers of women are running for public office for the 2018 midterms. At the same time, Congress is more polarized than ever, and little research exists on how women in Congress view their experiences and contributions to American politics today. Drawing on personal interviews with over three-quarters of the women serving in the 114th Congress (2015-17), the authors analyze how these women navigate today's stark partisan divisions, and whether they feel effective in their jobs. Through first-person perspectives, A Seat at the Table looks at what motivates these women's legislative priorities and behavior, details the ways in which women experience service within a male-dominated institution, and highlights why it matters that women sit in the nation's federal legislative chambers. It describes the strategies women employ to overcome any challenges they confront as well as the opportunities available to them. The book examines how gender interacts with political party, race and ethnicity, seniority, chamber, and district characteristics to shape women's representational influence and behavior, finding that party and race/ethnicity are the two most complicating factors to a singular narrative of women's congressional representation. While congresswomen's perspectives, experiences, and influence are neither uniform nor interchangeable, they strongly believe their presence matters in myriad ways, affecting congressional culture, priorities, processes, debates, and outcomes.
The Difference Women Make
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Author : Michele L. Swers
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2002-09-15
The Difference Women Make written by Michele L. Swers and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-15 with Education categories.
What if there were more women in Congress? Providing the first comprehensive study of the policy activity of male and female legislators at the federal level, Michele L. Swers persuasively demonstrates that, even though representatives often vote a party line, their gender is politically significant and does indeed influence policy making. Swers combines quantitative analyses of bills with interviews with legislators and their staff to compare legislative activity on women's issues by male and female members of the House of Representatives during the 103rd (1993-94) and 104th (1995-96) Congresses. Tracking representatives' commitment to women's issues throughout the legislative process, from the introduction of bills through committee consideration to final floor votes, Swers examines how the prevailing political context and members' positions within Congress affect whether and how aggressively they pursue women's issues. Anyone studying congressional behavior, the role of women, or the representation of social identities in Congress will benefit from Swers's balanced and nuanced analysis.
Gender In Campaigns For The U S House Of Representatives
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Author : Barbara Burrell
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Gender In Campaigns For The U S House Of Representatives written by Barbara Burrell and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Political Science categories.
Barbara Burrell presents a comprehensive comparative examination of men's and women’s candidacies for the U.S. House of Representatives in elections from 1994 through 2012. Analyzing extensive data sets on all major party candidates for 10 elections—covering candidate status, party affiliation, fund-raising, candidate background variables, votes obtained, and success rates for both primary and general elections—Burrell finds little evidence of categorical discrimination against women candidates. Women compete equally with men and often outpace them in raising money, gaining interest group and political party support, and winning elections. Yet the number of women elected to the U.S. House has expanded only incrementally. The electoral structure limits opportunities for newcomers to win congressional seats and there remains a lower presence of women in winnable contests despite growing recruitment efforts. Burrell suggests that congressional dysfunction discourages potential candidates from pursuing legislative careers and that ambitious women are finding alternative paths to influence and affect public policy.