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Women and Politics
eBook - Paths to Power and Political Influence
ISBN/EAN: 9781538154335
Umbreit-Nr.: 2855603
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 448 S.
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 17.08.2021
Auflage: 4/2021
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Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><span>Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence</span><span>examines the role of women in politics from the early women's movements to the female politicians in power today. The revised fourth edition includes:</span></p><ul><li><span>a new preface analyzing the 2020 elections, focusing on the historic victory of Kamala Harris and the gendered and racist critiques she endured on the campaign trail.</span></li><li><span>recognition of the centennial of women's suffrage, with greater attention to Black and Indigenous women's often overlooked contributions to the fight for suffrage and expanded rights</span></li><li><span>election results from the historic 2020 elections when more women filed congressional candidacies than ever before and womens numbers in both Congress and state legislatures reached record highs.</span></li><li><span>analysis of the gender gap in voting in 2020, focusing on both race and gender.</span></li><li><span>updates reflecting President Biden's historic cabinet picks, including Deb Haaland as the first Native American to lead the Department of the Interior and Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Treasury Department.</span></li><li><span>coverage of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the nomination and confirmation of her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett.</span></li></ul>
- Kurztext
- <p><span>Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence</span><span> examines the role of women in politics from the early women¿s movement to the female politicians in power today. Focusing on women whose stories have not yet been told, this book includes new analysis and scholarship on the experiences and viewpoints of conservative women, women of color, LGBT women, and millennial women. </span></p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><span>Julie Dolan</span><span> is Professor of Political Science at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She earned her PhD from American University. Her scholarly interests include American government and politics, women and politics, and bureaucratic politics. She has received a number of prestigious awards for her scholarship and publishes in a variety of journals including</span><span>Women& Politics</span><span>,</span><span>Public Administration Review</span><span>,</span><span>PS: Political Science and Politics</span><span>, the</span><span>Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory</span><span>. Her most recent research focuses on issues of political representation in the bureaucracy.<br><br></span><span>Melissa M. Deckman</span><span> is the Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs and Chair of the Political Science Department at Washington College. She earned her PhD from American University. Her areas of specialty include religion and politics, women and politics, and American political behavior, and she publishes in a variety of journals, including</span><span>Journal of Women, Politics, and Public Policy</span><span>,</span><span>PS: Political Science and Politics,</span><span>and</span><span>American Politics Research</span><span>,</span><span></span><span>which most recently published her work (coauthored with John McTague) on the impact of the War on Women on the 2012 presidential election. Her forthcoming book,</span><span>Mama Grizzlies and Politics,</span><span> examines the role of women in the Tea Party in America.<br><br></span><span>Michele L. Swers</span><span> is Professor of American Government in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. She earned her PhD from Harvard University. Her research and teaching interests encompass Congress, congressional elections, and women and politics. She has written two books on women and representation in Congress:</span><span>The Difference Women Make: The Policy Impact of Women in Congress</span><span> and</span><span>Women in the Club: Gender and Policy Making in the Senate</span><span>.</span></p>