Women and Politics - Paths to Power and Political Influence

Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movement to the female politicians in power today. Focusing on women whose stories have not yet been told, this book includes new analysis and scholarship on the experiences and viewpoints of conservative women, women of color, LGBT women, and millennial women.

Sommario

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
1 Introduction and Theoretical Framework
History and Women's Political Interests
Women's Representation
Part I: Women's Paths to Power
2 Women's Paths to Power
Women in Social Movements and Interest Groups
Early Women Activists and the Fight for Suffrage
Feminism, the Second Wave (1960s-Present)
The Rebirth of the Feminist Movement
The Emergence of the Older and Younger Branches of the Feminist Movements
The Equal Rights Amendment
Women and Interest Groups
Conservative Women's Groups Fight Back
Reinvigoration of the Feminist Movement and Conservative Women's Activism
Conclusion
3 The Gender Gap in Elections and Public Opinion
Courting the Women's Vote: The Early Years
The Emergence of the Modern Gender Gap
The Gender Gaps: Voting Trends Across Different Groups of Women
Issues That Explain the Gender Gap
Courting the Women's Vote in a Competitive Political Climate
Does the Gender Gap Bring Women Political Power?
Do Women Vote for Women?
Hillary Clinton and the Women's Vote
Conclusion
4 Gender and the Decision to Run for Office
A Confidence Gap: Women Underestimate Their Political Abilities
Political Parties' Efforts to Incorporate Women
Family Constraints
Symbolic Representation: Does It matter if Women Run for Office?
Conclusion
5 Women on the Campaign Trail
Challenges on the Campaign Trail
Voter Stereotypes About Female Candidates
Media Coverage of Female Candidates
Female Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates
Navigating Gender on the Campaign Trail: The 2016 Elections
Conclusion
Part II: Women in Power
6 Women in Local Politics and Government
Descriptive Representation: Women Serving in Local Government
The Numbers: Women as Mayors and Local Executives
The Numbers: Women on City and County Councils
The Numbers: Women Serving as School Board Members, Clerks, Sheriffs, and Other Local Officers
What Determines Women's Representation in Such Offices?
Local Office as Stepping Stones: Filling the Pipeline?
Substantive Representation: Does Having Women in Local Government Matter?
Women as Political Actors Outside of Government
Conclusion
7 Women in Congress and the State Legislatures
Women and Representation
Women's Representation in Legislative Bodies Around the World
Women's Representation in Congress and the State Legislatures across Time
The Advancement of Women in Congress
Women in Congress and State Legislatures: A Distinctive Impact on Policy?
Party, Ideology, and Constituent Interests
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class
Institutional Position
Gender, Race, and Institutional Norms
Critical Mass and Policy Influence
Women in Leadership
Conclusion
8 Women in the Executive Branch
Women's Access to the Executive Branch: Masculinity, Power, and the Executive Branch
Descriptive Representation
Presidential and Gubernatorial Cabinets
Career Civil Service/State and Local Bureaucracies
Linking Descriptive and Substantive Representation: Do Women Make a Difference?
Challenges to Providing Substantive Representation
Power and Leadership Style
Conclusion
9 Women in the Judiciary
Why the Courts are Important
Women in the Judiciary
Women on the Supreme Court

O'Connor, Ginsburg, and Beyond: Gender and the Supreme CourtWomen in the State Judiciary
The Difference Women Judges Make
Do Women Judges Use A "Different Voice"?

Empirical Studies: The Impact of Sex on Jurisprudence

Gender and the Supreme Court: Why Gender Matters

Beyond the Essentialist Argument: Why Gender Still MattersConclusion
Appendix A: "Declaration of Sentiments" and "Resolutions"
Adopted by the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
Appendix B: National Organization for Women's Bill of Rights
and Redstockings Manifesto
References
Index

Info autore

Julie Dolan is Professor of Political Science at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned her PhD from American University. Her scholarly interests include American government and politics, women and politics, and bureaucratic politics. She has received a number of prestigious awards for her scholarship and publishes in a variety of journals including Women & Politics, Public Administration Review, PS: Political Science and Politics, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Her most recent research focuses on issues of political representation in the bureaucracy.

Melissa M. Deckman is the Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs and Chair of the Political Science Department at Washington College. She earned her PhD from American University. Her areas of specialty include religion and politics, women and politics, and American political behavior, and she publishes in a variety of journals, including Journal of Women, Politics, and Public Policy, PS: Political Science and Politics, and American Politics Research, which most recently published her work (coauthored with John McTague) on the impact of the "War on Women" on the 2012 presidential election. Her forthcoming book, Mama Grizzlies and Politics, examines the role of women in the Tea Party in America.

Michele L. Swers is Professor of American Government in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. She earned her PhD from Harvard University. Her research and teaching interests encompass Congress, congressional elections, and women and politics. She has written two books on women and representation in Congress: The Difference Women Make: The Policy Impact of Women in Congress and Women in the Club: Gender and Policy Making in the Senate.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Melissa M. Deckman, Deckman Melissa M., Julie Dolan, Michele L. Swers, Swers Michele L.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781538154328
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5432-8
• Pagine: 448
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Politics & government, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls