Women and elective office : past, present, and future - Thomas, Sue, 1957-; Wilcox, Clyde, 1953- (New York : Oxford University Press, 2005)
Introduction / Sue Thomas -- 1. Campaign financing : women's experience in the modern era / Barbara Burrell -- 2. How the public views women candidates / Kathleen Dolan -- 3. Women candidates for Congress / Heather L. Ondercin, Susan Welch -- 4. Different portraits, different leaders? : gender differences in U.S. senators' presentation of self / Kim L. Fridkin, Gina Serignese Woodall -- 5. Do women and men state legislators differ? / Michael J. Epstein, Richard G. Niemi, Lynda W. Powell -- 6. Women in Congress : do they act as advocates for women's issues? / Michele L. Swers, Carin Larson -- 7. Making a difference : behind the scenes / Debra L. Dodson -- 8. Indelible effects : the impact of women of color in the U.S. Congress / Lisa García Bedolla, Katherine Tate, Janelle Wong -- 9. Change in continuity in the geography of women state legislators / Barbara Norrander, Clyde Wilcox -- 10. Women leading legislatures : getting there and getting things done / Cindy Simon Rosenthal -- 11. In a different voice : women and the policy process / Lyn Kathlene -- 12. Institutional gendering : theoretical insights into the environment of women officeholders / Georgia Duerst-Lahti -- 13. Women as political leaders worldwide : cultural barriers and opportunities / Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart -- 14. Prospects for cracking the political glass ceiling : the future of women officeholders in the twenty-first century / Jean Reith Schroedel, Marcia L. Godwin.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-310) and index.
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