Kelly Dittmar, Kira Sanbonmatsu, Susan J Carroll

A Seat at the Table

Congresswomen's Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters

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Produktbeschreibung

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 genderinteracts with political party, race and ethnicity, seniority, chamber, and district characteristics to shape women's representational influence and behavior.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780190915735
• ISBN-10: 0190915730
• Artikelnr.: 52643858

Autorenporträt

Kelly Dittmar is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers-Camden and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on gender and American political institutions with a particular focus on how gender informs campaigns and the impact of gender diversity among elites in policy and political decisions, priorities, and processes. She is the author of Navigating Gendered Terrain: Stereotypes and Strategy in Political Campaigns (Temple University Press). Kira Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.Her research interests include gender, race/ethnicity, political parties, and American politics. She is the author of Where Women Run: Gender and Party in the American States (University of Michigan Press) and Democrats, Republicans, and the Politics of Women's Place (University of Michigan Press), and the coauthor of More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures (Oxford University Press). Her work has also appeared in journals such as Political Research Quarterly and Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy. 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. She is co-author of More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to State Legislatures (Oxford University Press, with Kira Sanbonmatsu) and co-editor of Gender and Elections:Shaping the Future of American Politics (Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, with Richard L. Fox).Carroll also has published numerous journal articles and book chapters focusing on women candidates, voters, elected officials, and political appointees in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Representation
Chapter 3: Obstacles and Opportunities
Chapter 4: Navigating Partisan Polarization
Chapter 5: Congresswomen's Work across Party Lines
Chapter 6: Altering Policy Agendas and Debates
Chapter 7: Changing the Institution, Image, and Exercise of Power
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Representation Matters
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: List of Congresswomen Interviewed
Bibliography