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How Women Legislate

Author : Sue Thomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195085075
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book How Women Legislate written by Sue Thomas and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of women in public office increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in state legislatures where one-fifth of the seats are now held by women. How Women Legislate offers a uniquely comprehensive and timely study of the effects women have had on legislation and thelawmaking process, analyzing the differences between women's and men's backgrounds before entering public office, and differences in their agendas, priorities, working styles, and leadership once they are in office. Arguing that there is a significant difference in legislative outcomes when thenumber of women in a given legislature reaches a certain threshold, the author provides one of the first analyses of the overall effects of women on the laws that are passed and on the way legislative business is done.

How Women Represent Women

Author : Tracy L. Osborn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199845352
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book How Women Represent Women written by Tracy L. Osborn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Women Represent Women argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests. Using original election, sponsorship and roll call data across the U.S. state chambers from 1999-2000, Osborn shows how parties shape the policy alternatives women offer.

The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies

Author : Shane Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199653011
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies written by Shane Martin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legislatures are arguably the most important political institution in modern democracies. The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies, written by some of the most distinguished legislative scholars in political science, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description and critical assessment of the state of the art in this key area.

Gendering Legislative Behavior

Author : Tiffany Barnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107143195
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Gendering Legislative Behavior written by Tiffany Barnes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using interview evidence and archival data from Argentina, the book examines why and when women collaborate in Congress.

Sisters in the Statehouse

Author : Nadia E. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199352437
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Sisters in the Statehouse written by Nadia E. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of descriptive representation among female legislators consistently document the ways in which women are marginalized in office. However, they tend to treat identity as constant over time and context and so fail to account for the substantive work of legislators. Sisters in the Statehouse looks at the situation from a different angle, taking an in-depth look at African American female state legislators to examine the impact of race and gender on Black women's political experiences, policy preferences, and legislative influence. Brown links personal narratives to the political behavior of her interview subjects to understand how their experiences with racism and sexism have influenced their legislative decision-making and policy preferences. As such, this is the first study that empirically examines how difference is recognized and put into practice among Black women legislators. Brown demonstrates that identity influences political decision making in ways that distinguish the work of Black women from that of other state legislators. Sisters in the Statehouse is a groundbreaking inquiry into how an intersectional approach can enhance our understanding of political representation.

Race, Gender, and Political Representation

Author : Beth Reingold
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197502172
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Book Synopsis Race, Gender, and Political Representation by : Beth Reingold

Download or read book Race, Gender, and Political Representation written by Beth Reingold and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Who gets elected? Who do they represent? What issues do they prioritize? Does diversity in representation make a difference? Race, Gender, and Political Representation thinks differently about identity politics in the United States. It is not about women's representation or minority representation; it is about how race and gender interact to affect the election, behavior, and impact of all individuals - raced women and gendered minorities alike. By putting women of color at the center of the analysis and re-evaluating traditional, one-at-a-time approaches to studying the politics of race or gender, the authors demonstrate what an intersectional approach to identity politics can reveal. With a wealth of original data on the presence, policy leadership, and policy impact of Black women and men, Latinas and Latinos, and white women and men in state legislative office in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, each chapter shows how the politics of race, gender, and representation are far more complex than recurring "Year of the Woman" frameworks suggest. An array of race-gender similarities and differences are evident in the experiences, activities, and accomplishments of these state legislators. Yet one thing is clear: the representation of those marginalized by multiple, intersecting systems of power and inequality is intricately bound to the representation of women of color"--

Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America

Author : Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199780382
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America written by Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years. This increase in the number of women elected to national office is due, in large part, to gender-friendly electoral rules such as gender quotas and proportional electoral systems, and it has, in turn, fostered constituent support for representative democracy. Still, this book argues that women are gaining political voice and bringing women's issues to state agendas, but they are not gaining political power. Women are marginalized by the male majority in office and relegated to the least powerful committees and leadership posts, hindering progress toward real political equality. In Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer examines the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin America. She does so by asking a series of politically relevant and theoretically challenging questions, including why the numbers of women in office have increased in some countries but vary across others; what the presence of women in office means for the way representatives legislate; and what consequences the election of women bears for representative democracy more generally. Schwindt-Bayer articulates a comprehensive theory of women's representation that analyzes and connects trends in relation to four facets of political representation: formal, descriptive, substantive and symbolic. She then tests this theory empirically using aggregate data from all eighteen Latin American democracies and original fieldwork in Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica. Ultimately, this book communicates the complex and often incomplete nature of women's political representation in Latin America.

Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress

Author : Craig Volden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521761522
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress written by Craig Volden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (the Legislative Effectiveness Score) that will be of interest to scholars, voters, and politicians alike. They use these scores to study party influence in Congress, the successes or failures of women and African Americans in Congress, policy gridlock, and the specific strategies that lawmakers employ to advance their agendas.

Equality in Politics

Author : Julie Ballington
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
ISBN 13 : 9291423793
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Equality in Politics written by Julie Ballington and published by Inter-Parliamentary Union. This book was released on 2008 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women, Business and the Law 2016

Author : World Bank Group
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464806780
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Women, Business and the Law 2016 written by World Bank Group and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a changing world, how can we be sure that women as well as men entrepreneurs and workers obtain the benefit from these changes? Ensuring that women have the same legal opportunities as men is one part of the picture. By measuring where the law treats men and women differently, Women, Business and the Law shines a light on how women's incentives or capacity to work are affected by the legal environment and provides a basis for improving regulation. The fourth edition in a series, Women, Business and the Law 2016: Getting to Equal examines laws and regulations affecting women's prospects as entrepreneurs and employees in 173 economies, across seven areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, providing incentives to work, building credit, going to court, and protecting women from violence. The report's quantitative indicators are intended to inform research and policy discussions on how to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes.

The Difference Women Make

Author : Michele L. Swers
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226786498
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Difference Women Make written by Michele L. Swers and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-09-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Politics of the Womb

Author : Lynn Thomas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520936647
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Politics of the Womb written by Lynn Thomas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-08-20 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In more than a metaphorical sense, the womb has proven to be an important site of political struggle in and about Africa. By examining the political significance—and complex ramifications—of reproductive controversies in twentieth-century Kenya, this book explores why and how control of female initiation, abortion, childbirth, and premarital pregnancy have been crucial to the exercise of colonial and postcolonial power. This innovative book enriches the study of gender, reproduction, sexuality, and African history by revealing how reproductive controversies challenged long-standing social hierarchies and contributed to the construction of new ones that continue to influence the fraught politics of abortion, birth control, female genital cutting, and HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Are Women People?

Author : Alice Duer Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Are Women People? written by Alice Duer Miller and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women, Media, and Politics

Author : Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780195105674
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Women, Media, and Politics written by Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1997 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender is one of the primary fault lines running through contemporary American politics. The political agenda has become deeply polarized by such issues as affirmative action, abortion rights, and welfare reform. In short, gender politics, once regarded as marginal, has emerged as one of the core dividing lines in identifying politicians, parties, issues, and voters in America. Not surprising, the way media covers gender politics has long been a matter of contention. The issue at the heart of this book is whether, as critics suggest, media coverage of women in America reinforces rather than challenges the dominant culture, thereby contributing towards women's marginalization in public life. This collection of original essays by twenty-one top academics and journalists is the first book to systematically examine the impact of the media on women's power in America. It focuses on how the role of American women as citizens, political leaders, and feminist activists has been influenced by the media, for better or worse, in recent decades. Using multimethod approaches involving surveys, content analysis, focus groups, interviews, and personal experience, the authors analyze the role of women as journalists, the impact of campaign coverage, images of women in power, and coverage of women's movement and feminist policy issues. Women, Media, and Politics will be an important resource for students interested in contemporary political and social debate.

Women and Elective Office

Author : Sue Thomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190292679
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Women and Elective Office written by Sue Thomas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of the first edition of this book, former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun's campaign for the presidency in 2004 and the widespread discussion of a run in 2008 by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton have significantly raised the profile of women on the national political stage. At the same time, progress in electing women to the U.S. Congress and state legislatures has stalled. The essays in Women and Elective Office: Past, Present and Future, which feature research on women as political candidates and officeholders, address this paradox. Recruitment patterns, media portrayals, and voter reactions to women candidates are analyzed along with the impact of women in office relative to the challenges they face. The 2nd edition includes increased coverage of women on the congressional level, women officeholders of color, and analysis of women parliamentarians worldwide. In total, Women and Elective Office offers a comprehensive look at the experiences and influence of women politicians today, while considering women's prospects for political leadership in the twenty-first century.

The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives

Author : Rudy B. Andeweg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192536915
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives written by Rudy B. Andeweg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political executives have been at the centre of public and scholarly attention long before the inception of modern political science. In the contemporary world, political executives have come to dominate the political stage in many democratic and autocratic regimes. The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives marks the definitive reference work in this field. Edited and written by a team of word-class scholars, it combines substantive stocktaking with setting new agendas for the next generation of political executive research.

The Impact of Gender Quotas

Author : Susan Franceschet
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199830096
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Gender Quotas written by Susan Franceschet and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Impact of Gender Quotas is a theory-building and comparative exercise in elaborating concepts commonly used to analyze the broad impacts of gender quotas. Using a conceptual framework based upon descriptive, substantive and symbolic dimensions of representation, the book presents case studies from twelve countries in Western Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.