Gender Images in Public Administration : Legitimacy and the Administrative State

by Camilla Stivers

• ISBN13: 9780761921745
• ISBN10: 0761921745
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-18
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this much-anticipated Second Edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration, looking at issues of status, power, leadership, legitimacy and change. The author examines the extent of women's historical progress as public employees, their current status in federal, state, and local governments, the peculiar nature of the organizational reality they experience, and women's place in society at large as it is shaped by government. New to this edition are: incorporation of data, research studies and theoretical literature from the last 10 years; increased focus on gender images and how they work against women and men; and expanded coverage of nonprofit management.

Author Biography

Camilla Stivers is Levin Professor of Urban Studies and Public Service at the Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Gender and Public Administration	1	(13)
``On Tap But Not on Top'': Women in the Administrative State	14	(25)
Women in Public Service	15	(7)
Women's Organizational Reality	22	(4)
Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls	26	(4)
Who's Minding the Kids?	30	(3)
Women and the Administrative State	33	(4)
Conclusion	37	(2)
``Sharpening a Knife Cleverly'': The Dilemma of Expertise	39	(20)
Objective Expertise	41	(7)
Professional Autonomy	48	(2)
The Hierarchy of Expertise	50	(4)
Brotherhood	54	(2)
Professionalism and Women	56	(3)
``Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Man'': The Dilemma of Leadership	59	(22)
A Portrait of the Leader	63	(8)
Women Leaders	71	(7)
Leadership and Public Administration	78	(3)
The Hero Factory: The Dilemma of Virtue	81	(27)
Virtue	82	(4)
The Guardian	86	(2)
The Seeker After Fame and Honor	88	(8)
The Hero	96	(6)
The Citizen	102	(3)
Conclusion	105	(3)
From the Ground(s) Up: Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State	108	(18)
True Womanhood	111	(5)
Becoming Businesslike	116	(3)
Shaping the Administrative State	119	(2)
The Gender of Reform	121	(2)
Conclusion	123	(3)
Paths Toward Change	126	(22)
Toward a Feminist Theory of Public Administration	127	(4)
New Images in Public Administration	131	(12)
Feminist Practical Wisdom	143	(4)
Conclusion	147	(1)
References	148	(17)
Index	165	(9)
About the Author	174