A seat at the table Congresswomen's perspectives on why their presence matters
A Seat at the Table examines how women in Congress assess their experiences in and contributions to American politics. Drawing on personal interviews with women serving in the 114th Congress, the authors analyze the perspectives of women members as they seek to make a meaningful difference in the co...
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A Seat at the Table examines how women in Congress assess their experiences in and contributions to American politics. Drawing on personal interviews with women serving in the 114th Congress, the authors analyze the perspectives of women members as they seek to make a meaningful difference in the contemporary political environment. Unlike other studies of women in Congress, this book avoids looking at gender in a vacuum, instead considering how gender interacts with political party, race and ethnicity, seniority, chamber, and district characteristics to shape women's representational influence |
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| Beschreibung: | ix, 259 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780190915728 978-0-19-091572-8 9780190915735 978-0-19-091573-5 |