Climbing the Hill - Gender Conflict in Congress

Climbing the Hill explores the history and current status of women members and staff on Capitol Hill. It traces the difficult history of women in Congress, their slow and painful path to political power and their hopes and fears of today. It presents a comprehensive analysis of women's success at the polls and within the congressional hierarchy-legislatively, politically, and socially. Through in-depth research and extensive personal interviews, the authors reveal the deep-rooted sexual divisions within the U.S. Congress and the continuing struggle of women to break into the old boy network. The book's comprehensive coverage is unique and up-to-date and will be of interest to scholars, students, and interested layreaders.

Sommario

A History of Struggle
Humble Beginnings
A Promise Denied
Beyond a Single Term
New Deal Women
Women's Rights
Public Health, Consumer Affairs, and the Environment
A Losing Cause?
A Second Wind
The Emerging Female Leadership
The Decade of the Woman
Building the Foundation
The Losers
The Legacy of 1992
Fundraising: Changes Over the Years
Changing Attitudes
Women versus Women
The New Congressional Woman
Aspiring to Power
Committee Power
Congressional Leadership
The Women's Caucus
Joining the Team
Family Problems
Women's Legislation
The Modern Legislative Agenda
Congressional Staff
Background
Springboard to Election
The Power of Staff
A New Era: Less Government, Less Staff
Problems in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment
Conclusion
Prognosis
Selected Bibliography
Index

Info autore

KAREN FOERSTEL is a senior reporter with Congressional Quarterly, specializing in political and legislative issues in the House of Representatives. Previously, she served as a staff writer with the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.

HERBERT N. FOERSTEL is head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program (Greenwood, 1991), Secret Science: Federal Control of American Science and Technology (Praeger, 1993), and Banned in the USA: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries (Greenwood, 1994).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Herbert Foerstel, Herbert N. Foerstel, Karen N. Foerstel, Foerstel Herbert N., Foerstel Karen P.
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.02.1996
• EAN: 9780275949143
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94914-3
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Central / national / federal government, Political structure and processes, Central government, Politics, Law, and Government