| 說明 |
xxvi, 256 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Representing women : women state legislators as agents of policy-related change / Susan J. Carroll -- Words that matter : women's voice and institutional bias in public policy formation / Lyn Kathlene -- Acting as women : the effects and limitations of gender in local governance / Susan Abrams Beck -- Local elected women and policy-making : movement delegates or feminist trustees? / Janet K. Boles -- "Senator-at-large for America's women" : Margaret Chase Smith and the paradox of gender affinity / Janann Sherman -- Foreign policy decision makers : the impact of gender / Nancy E. McGlen and Meredith Reid Sarkees -- Do women leaders make a difference? Substance, style, and perceptions / Sue Tolleson-Rinehart -- The impact of women in state legislatures : numerical and organizational strength / Sue Thomas and Susan Welch -- Black women in state legislatures : the relationship of race and gender to the legislative experience / Edith J. Barrett -- Feminist judges : challenging the status quo / Elaine Martin -- Acting for women : is what legislators say, what they do? / Debra L. Dodson. |
| 主題 |
Women in politics -- United States.
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| 添加作者 |
Carroll, Susan J., 1950-
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| 國際標準書號 |
025334008X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0253214882 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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