The motherless state: women's political leadership and American democracy
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1. Verfasser: McDonagh, Eileen L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press ©2009
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-305) and index
Confronting the puzzle -- Defining maternal public policies -- Generating public attitudes -- Electing women political leaders -- The laggard American state -- Maternalizing American government, briefly -- Fixing the state
American women attain more professional success than most of their counterparts around the world, but they lag surprisingly far behind in the national political arena. Women held only 15 percent of U.S. congressional seats in 2006, a proportion that ranks America behind eighty-two other countries in terms of females elected to legislative office. A compelling exploration of this deficiency, The Motherless State reveals why the United States differs from comparable democracies that routinely elect far more women to their national governing bodies and chief executive positions
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ISBN:0226514560
9780226514567

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