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OverviewWomen in public office are often assumed to """"make a difference"""" for women, as women--in other words, to represent their female constituents better than do their male counterparts. But is sex really an accurate predictor of a legislator's political choices and actions? In this book, Beth Reingold compares the representational activities and attitudes of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration of women into public office. In the process, she challenges many of the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men in politics. Using in-depth interviews, survey responses, and legislative records, Reingold actually uncovers more similarities between female and male politicians than differences. Moreover, the stories she presents strongly suggest that rather than assuming that who our representatives are determines what they will do in office, we must acknowledge the possibility that the influence of gender on legislative behavior can be weakened, distorted, or accentuated by powerful forces within the social and political contexts of elective office. |This comparative study examines the behavior of male and female members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to investigate whether who our representatives are determines what they will do. Beth Reingold challenges many of the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men in politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Beth ReingoldPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.569kg ISBN: 9780807848500ISBN 10: 0807848506 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 30 April 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsReingold_s book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power.<p> Choice Reingold s book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice Reingold 's book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice Reingold_s book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice Reingolda[s book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice Reingolds book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice Representing Women offers a valuable and interesting case study of gender and representation. Virginia Sapiro, University of Wisconsin-Madison Representing Women offers a valuable and interesting case study of gender and representation. Virginia Sapiro, University of Wisconsin-Madison ReingoldUs book offers a fresh look at the literature on women with regard to elections, representation, policy making, and power. Choice A careful and important study that should be read by students and scholars of women and politics. Political Science Quarterly Author InformationBeth Reingold is associate professor of political science and women's studies at Emory University in Atlanta. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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