The number of women in public office increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in state legislatures where one-fifth of the seats are now held by women. How Women Legislate offers a uniquely comprehensive and timely study of the effects women have had on legislation and the lawmaking process, analyzing the differences between women's and men's backgrounds before entering public office, and differences in their agendas, priorities, working styles, and leadership once they are in office. Arguing that there is a significant difference in legislative outcomes when the number of women in a given legislature reaches a certain threshold, the author provides one of the first analyses of the overall effects of women on the laws that are passed and on the way legislative business is done.
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"[A] major contribution....This text is one of the most comprehensive attempts to date to evaluate the impact of women not only on policy outputs but also on the legislative process itself. Political scientists who are interested in the legislatures, American politics in general, and women in politics, as well as scholars in the field of women's studies, will want this study for their personal libraries. Furthermore, the book can be used as a supplementary text in all courses which include a focus on women's roles, attitudes, and power."--Congress and the Presidency
"Delightful to use in class. Highly organized. Makes getting the ideas across to students very easy."--Sonja Elison, Gonzaga College
"A useful book on a subject that needs more attention. I have adopted this as a supplemental text."--Bruce Altschuler, SUNY Oswego
"Informative book on a topic of current interest."--Robert Langran, Villanova University
"Delighted to have a well written, up-to-date text to use in my women and politics class."--Susan MacFarland, Wesleyan College
"Superbly accomplishes a number of significant ends: it brings our research on women in legislatures up to date, and does so from a broad comparative perspective. But even more important it brings a rich theoretical sensitivity to the question of women in elective office. Its conclusions are thoughtfully reasoned, offering us a fine framework for further explorations."--Sue Tolleson Rinehart, Texas Tech University
"A first-rate book by an up-and-coming young political scientist, likely to be the standard for some time....Interesting and important."--Barbara Sinclair, University of California, Riverside
"Goes a long way toward helping us understand how public policy and the legislative process are changing as more women enter public office. Thomas offers compelling evidence that women state legislators are making their presence felt in the political arena."--Susan J. Carroll, Rutgers University
"Represents a new generation of women and politics research. It examines what women legislators do and what impact they have. This work will be widely read and widely cited."--Susan Welch, Pennsylvania State University
"The book we've all been waiting for--a pathbreaking work that will usher in a new era of research on women and politics. Thomas reveals the importance of the 'critical mass' that women are just now reaching in state legislatures. Women do make a difference, and Thomas's outstanding work proves it."--Karen O'Connor, Emory University
"Delightful to use in class. Highly organized. Makes getting the ideas across to students very easy."--Sonja Elison, Gonzaga College
"A useful book on a subject that needs more attention. I have adopted this as a supplemental text."--Bruce Altschuler, SUNY Oswego
"Informative book on a topic of current interest."--Robert Langran, Villanova University
"Delighted to have a well written, up-to-date text to use in my women and politics class."--Susan MacFarland, Wesleyan College
"Superbly accomplishes a number of significant ends: it brings our research on women in legislatures up to date, and does so from a broad comparative perspective. But even more important it brings a rich theoretical sensitivity to the question of women in elective office. Its conclusions are thoughtfully reasoned, offering us a fine framework for further explorations."--Sue Tolleson Rinehart, Texas Tech University
"A first-rate book by an up-and-coming young political scientist, likely to be the standard for some time....Interesting and important."--Barbara Sinclair, University of California, Riverside
"Goes a long way toward helping us understand how public policy and the legislative process are changing as more women enter public office. Thomas offers compelling evidence that women state legislators are making their presence felt in the political arena."--Susan J. Carroll, Rutgers University
"Represents a new generation of women and politics research. It examines what women legislators do and what impact they have. This work will be widely read and widely cited."--Susan Welch, Pennsylvania State University
"The book we've all been waiting for--a pathbreaking work that will usher in a new era of research on women and politics. Thomas reveals the importance of the 'critical mass' that women are just now reaching in state legislatures. Women do make a difference, and Thomas's outstanding work proves it."--Karen O'Connor, Emory University
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Sue Thomas is at Georgetown University.
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distinctive policy priorities, last complete legislative session, women state legislators, women officeholders, meeting with lobbyists, women legislators, female officeholders, priority bills, gender politics literature, female state legislators, legislative world, distinctive priorities, bringing more women, feminist capital, percent female membership, female legislators, public sphere role, legislative life, western legislator, legislative products, political women, women politicians, women representatives, female representatives, bill introductions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, House of Representatives, North Carolina, Barbara Ehrenreich, Geraldine Ferraro, Seneca Falls, South Dakota, Rutgers University, West Virginia, African American, Patsy Mink New!
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The current state of our knowledge about women in office is limited and inconclusive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
distinctive policy priorities, last complete legislative session, women state legislators, women officeholders, meeting with lobbyists, women legislators, female officeholders, priority bills, gender politics literature, female state legislators, legislative world, distinctive priorities, bringing more women, feminist capital, percent female membership, female legislators, public sphere role, legislative life, western legislator, legislative products, political women, women politicians, women representatives, female representatives, bill introductions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, House of Representatives, North Carolina, Barbara Ehrenreich, Geraldine Ferraro, Seneca Falls, South Dakota, Rutgers University, West Virginia, African American, Patsy Mink New!
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- The American Woman 1988-89 by Women's Research and Education Institute on 5 pages
- Women, Elections, and Representation (Second Edition, Revised) (Women and Politics) by R. Darcy on 5 pages
- Political Woman by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick on 4 pages
- Women of the New Right (Women In The Political Economy) by Rebecca Klatch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Born for Liberty by Sara Evans in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Women Transforming Congress (Congressional Studies Series) by Cindy Simon Rosenthal on 11 pages
- The Private Roots of Public Action: Gender, Equality, and Political Participation by Prof. Nancy Burns on 6 pages
- Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (Gender and Politics Series) by Susan J. Carroll on 6 pages
- Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling by Karen O'Connor on 4 pages
- Voice, Trust, and Memory by Melissa S. Williams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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