Women, Partisanship, and the Congress / by J. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones Evans, Jocelyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Sex.

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Political Science.

Gender Studies.

European Politics.

Local Subjects:

Political Science.

Gender Studies.

European Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As women increasingly play a role and gain even greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get re-elected. Based on extensive interviews and historically informed, this book examines differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures, how these differences affect women members of congress as they pursue agendas and seek to bolster their electability, and the effectiveness of women within an institution traditionally dominated by men.

Contents:

1. Does partisanship impact women's legislative behavior?

2. Does partisanship shape women's experience in the district? : the electoral connection

3. Do women in congress vote alike? : the institutional connection

4. Does partisanship shape women's participation in the party organization? : the organizational connection

5. The matrix of women's participation in congress.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611364328

9781281364326

1281364320

9781403978905

1403978905

OCLC:

560461185