Women in Politics : Outsiders or Insiders?

by Whitaker, Lois Duke

• ISBN13: 9780130966100
• ISBN10: 013096610X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book is designed as a reader on the topic of women and politics to aid in integrating the study of women in the political system. It provides relevant research on women and politics across a spectrum of toics and perspectives. With a feminist theoretical framework, it examines some gender differences in political attitudes and voting, looks at gender cultural relections in the mass media and group politics, and examines how women have fared in competing for public office. Also discussed are the various branches of government and how women are or are not participating the functions of government, and explore women and national public policy; and women in regard to activism, empowerment, changing roles and cultural expression.

Table of Contents

Preface
PART I WOMEN, EQUALITY, AND FEMINIST THEORY	1	(29)
Chapter 1 The Study of Women: The New Framework	1	(29)
Feminist Theory as Seeing	4	(13)
Jennifer Ring University of Nevada, Reno
The Riddle of Consciousness: Racism and Identity in Feminist Theory	17	(13)
Nancie E. Caraway University of Hawaii
PART II WOMEN AND POLITICS	30	(139)
Chapter 2 Gender Differences in Political Attitudes and Voting	30	(55)
Changing Views About Gender Equality in Politics: Gradual Change and Lingering Doubts	33	(12)
Linda L. M. Bennett Northern Kentucky University
Stephen E. Bennett University of Cincinnati
The Generations of Feminism	45	(11)
Elizabeth Adell Cook University of Maryland, College Park
Rethinking Pink and Blue: Gender, Occupational Stratification and Political Attitudes	56	(12)
Gertrude A. Steuernagel Kent State University
Maureen Rand Oakley Kent State University
Thomas E. Yatsco Kent State University
Irene J. Barnett Kent State University
The Gender Gap in 1996: More Meaning Than a "Revenge of the Soccer Moms"	68	(17)
Cal Clark Auburn University
Janet Clark State University of West Georgia
Chapter 3 Women, Media, and Group Politics	85	(34)
Women and Sex Stereotypes: Cultural Reflections in the Mass Media	87	(12)
Lois Duke Whitaker Georgia Southern University
The Political Interests of Women: Movement Politics, Political Reform and Women's Organizations	99	(20)
Denise L. Baer Strategic Research Concepts, Rockville, Maryland
Chapter 4 Women and Elections: The Uphill Struggle	119	(50)
"Winning in My Own Backyard:" County Government, School Board Positions Steadily More Attractive to Women Candidates	121	(17)
Susan A. MacManus University of South Florida
Charles S. Bullock III University of Georgia
Frances E. Akins University of Georgia
Laura Jane Hoffman University of Georgia
Adam Newmark University of South Florida
On the Eve of Transition: Women in Southern Legislatures, 1946-1968	138	(11)
Joanne V. Hawks University of Mississippi
Carolyn Ellis Staton University of Mississippi Law School
The Impact of First Wives on Presidential Campaigns and Elections	149	(20)
Charles Tien Hunter College, CUNY
Regan Checchio University of Iowa
Arthur H. Miller University of Iowa
PART III GENDER AND GOVERNMENT	169	(123)
Chapter 5 Legislatures, Women, and Policy Making	169	(50)
Women in Congress	171	(19)
Marcia Lynn Whicker Rutgers University/Newark
Lois Duke Whitaker Georgia Southern University
Why Are More Women State Legislators?	190	(13)
Wilma Rule University of Nevada at Reno
Women State Legislators: Three Decades of Gains in Representation and Diversity	203	(16)
Lynne E. Ford College of Charleston
Kathleen Dolan University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Chapter 6 The Executive Branch: Women and Leadership	219	(41)
The Maleness of the American Presidency	221	(12)
Marcia Lynn Whicker Rutgers University/Newark
Hedy Leonie Isaacs Rutgers University/Newark
The Governmental Status of the First Lady in Law and in Public Perception	233	(15)
Barbara C. Burrell University of Wisconsin-Extension
The Feminist Face of State Executive Leadership: Women as Governors	248	(12)
Sara J. Weir Western Washington University
Chapter 7 The Courts: Women and Decisions	260	(32)
Women's Rights and Legal Wrongs: The U.S. Supreme Court and Sex Discrimination	262	(16)
Karen O' Connor The American University
Patricia Clark The American University
Women Judges: The New Generation	278	(14)
Elaine Martin Eastern Michigan University
PART IV WOMEN AND NATIONAL POLICY	292	(92)
Chapter 8 Public Policy: The Feminist Perspective	292	(61)
The Handmaid's Tale and the Birth Dearth: Prophecy, Prescription, and Public Policy	294	(12)
Diane D. Blair University of Arkansas
The Family and Medical Leave Act: A Policy for Families	306	(20)
Joan Hulse Thompson Beaver College
Sex at Risk in Insurance Classifications? The Supreme Court as Shaper of Public Policy	326	(8)
Ruth Bamberger Drury College
Affirmative Action and Women	334	(19)
Roberta Ann Johnson University of San Francisco
Chapter 9 Women, Empowerment and Cultural Expression	353	(31)
Anarchist Feminism and Student Power: Is This Any Way to Run a Women's Studies Program?	354	(12)
Kathleen P. Iannello Gettysburg College
Grounds for Criticism: Coffee, Passion, and the Politics of Feminist Discourse	366	(18)
Elizabeth A. Kelly De Paul University
Contributors	384