The impact of women in congress / Debra L. Dodson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dodson, Debra L.

Series:

Gender and politics.

Gender and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--(103rd : 1993-1994).

United States.

United States. Congress--(104th : 1995-1996).

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women legislators--United States.

Women legislators.

United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An assessment of the impact of women members of the US Congress on public policy and Congress itself. Drawing on three key case studies from the 103rd and 104th Congresses, Dodson highlights the complex forces that shape what women members do and their influence on the institution.

Contents:

""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I. Introduction: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times""; ""1. Rethinking Difference""; ""2. Capturing the Process""; ""Part II. Representing Women: Consensus and Complexity""; ""3. Representing Women: The Elite to Elite Connection""; ""4. Representing Women: The Constituency Connection""; ""Part III. Difference, Negotiation, and Constraints in the Policy Process""; ""5. Reproductive Rights: Gender Difference and the Paradox of Power""; ""6. Reproductive Rights: Redefining the Meaning of Critical Mass""

""7. Women�s Health: Staying the Course with a Critical Mass""""8. Women�s Health: A Shelter in the Storm""; ""9. Health Care Reform: The Convergence of the Politics of Presence and the Politics of Ideas""; ""10. Health Insurance Reform: Institutional Structure, Contingent Meanings""; ""Conclusion: Looking Toward the Future""; ""Methodological Appendix""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.

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ISBN:

1-281-16004-0

9786611160043

0-19-152275-9

1-4356-2071-2

OCLC:

190926202