Women, partisanship, and the Congress /

As women increasingly play a role and gain ever 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 reelected. Based on extensive interviews and hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones Evans, Jocelyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress
Women legislators > United States.
Women > Political activity > United States.
Femmes parlementaires > États-Unis.
Femmes > Activité politique > États-Unis.
members of Congress.
Political parties.
Gender studies: women.
Political science & theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Politics and Government.
Women legislators
Women > Political activity
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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