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The Impact of Women in Public Office Paperback – December 1, 2001
"[A] well-integrated volume by...one of the best known political scientists working on women and politics.... [It] includes contributions by leading scholars in the field, and provides a well-written and accessible overview of the impact of women in office at
every level..." ―Pippa Norris, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"This [book] will be the standard-bearer not simply because it contains most of the early research in the field but more importantly, because of the wide-ranging scope and diversity of the research and the subsequently nuanced and contextualized arguments presented."-Beth Reingold, Emory University
In recent years the numbers of women serving in public offices at various levels of government have increased markedly. Is the increasing presence of women in public office making a difference? Are women public officials having a distinctive impact on public policy and the political process? These questions are central to the studies in The Impact of Women in Public Office.
These studies examine the impact of women public officials serving in various offices and locales at local, state, and national levels. They are the product of a large, coordinated research project sponsored by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University and funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The subjects of these studies range from a single, very prominent U.S. Senator, who served in Congress from the early 1940s to the early 1970s, to local council members in a New Jersey county in the 1980s. They include state legislators from across the country.
The research presented in this volume offers compelling evidence that women public officials do have a gender-related impact on public policy and the political process. Nevertheless, context matters; these studies demonstrate that the impact of women public officials varies considerably across political environments. Finally, the research in this volume suggests that identification with feminism and/or of particular racial or ethnic group also influence how and to what extent women public officials are making a difference.
Contributors include Edith J. Barrett, Susan Abrams Beck, Janet K. Boles, Susan J. Carroll, Debra L. Dodson, Lyn Kathlene, Elaine Martin, Nancy E. McGlen, Meredith Reid Sarkees, Janann Sherman, Sue Thomas, Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, and Susan Welch.
- Print length288 pages
- SpracheEnglisch
- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2001
- Dimensions6.12 x 0.86 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-100253214882
- ISBN-13978-0253214881
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About the Author
Susan J. Carroll is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Senior Research Associate at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. She is the author of numerous works on women's political participation, including Women as Candidates in American Politics (Indiana University Press, 2nd ed., 1994). Her current research focuses on the impact of women in Congress, media coverage of women voters and candidates, and the effect of term limits on the representation of women in state legislatures.
Product details
- Publisher : Indiana University Press (December 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0253214882
- ISBN-13 : 978-0253214881
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.12 x 0.86 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,407,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,500 in General Elections & Political Process
- #39,808 in Women's Studies (Books)
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Susan J. Carroll is Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Her writings focus on women's political participation in the United States, including work on women candidates, voters, elected officials, and political appointees. A nationally recognized expert on gender and politics, Carroll is frequently called upon to offer press commentary on women's participation as candidates, voters, and public officials.
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