Women and Politics The Pursuit of Equality

Name: Women and Politics The Pursuit of Equality
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ISBN: 9780618371341

ISBN-10: 0618371346

ISBN-13: 9780618371341

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Lynne E. Ford

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Women and Politics examines the pursuit of gender equality from two viewpoints: the legal equality doctrine, which emphasizes gender neutrality, and the fairness doctrine, which recognizes differences between men and women. In-depth analysis and clear presentation of theory and history helps students to think critically about gender and about the challenges faced by women in the past and present. Extensive coverage of diversity among women and consistent attention to the intersections of race, class, and gender are integral to the text's main theme. New! Updated content includes current statistics on women candidates and office holders; new research findings; recent policy changes;…

Book details

List price: $136.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 10/3/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Lynne E. Ford is Associate Provost for Curriculum and Academic Administration and professor of political science at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She received her B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in government and political behavior from the University of Maryland-College Park. Ford's teaching and research interests include women and politics, elections and voting behavior, political psychology, and civic engagement. She has written articles on women in state legislatures, the under-representation of women in political office in the American South, and work-family policy in the United States. She has also authored WOMEN AND…



Two Paths to Equality Politics and Women's Pursuit of Equality


Defining Women's Politics


Distinguishing Sex from Gender


The First Path: The Legal Equality Doctrine


The Second Path: The Fairness Doctrine


Feminism's Direct Challenge to Gender


Relations Approaches to Feminism


Using Politics to Bring About Change


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Memorializing Women's History


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: The Case of Pregnant Working Women


All Rights Are not Equal: Suffrage Versus the Equal Rights Amendment


From Seneca Falls to Suffrage: Three Generations of Women


Work for the Vote Opposition to Women's Suffrage


Post-Suffrage Divisions: The Equal Rights Amendment or Special Protections for Women?


The Failure of the ERA


Three Political Lessons


About Gender Equality


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Two Means to the Same End: A Contrast in the Styles of Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt


Suffrage Accomplished: Women as Political Participants Women


Enter the Electorate as Voters


The Gender Gap Gender


Differences in Political Participation


Beyond the Ballot


Explaining the Patterns of Participation


Mobilizing Women's


Political Participation


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: When Should a Woman "Blow the Whistle"?


Women Seeking Office: The Next Phase of Political Integration


Women Candidates Are as Likely to Win Elections as Men


Women Are NOT as Likely to Be Candidates


Can Women Candidates Expect Support from Women Voters?


Systemic Sources of Electoral Bias


Against Women Candidates


Initiatives Designed to Increase the Number of Women


Candidates Political Appointments: An Alternative to Political Office


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Elizabeth Dole's


Campaign and the Press Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Is This a Sign of Progress?


Women as Political Actors: Emerging Insiders and Seasoned Outsiders


Political Representation


Political Insiders: How Do Men and Women Differ?


How Effectively Do Women Stand for Women's Interests?


Seasoned Outsiders: Women as Political Activists and Agitators


The Politics of Direct Action and Community


Organizing International Agreements and Gender Equality


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Women and World Politics


Education and the Pursuit of Equality


A Brief History of the Education of Women


Legislating Gender Equity in Education: Title IX and the WEEA Equity in Action: How Girls and Boys Experience


School Education's Long-Term


Impact on Women's Status Worldwide Education


Issues Facing Future Generations in the United States


Conclusion Encountering the Controversies of Equality: What About Men?


Women and Work: In Pursuit of Economic Equality


Women Enter the Workforce: A Brief History


Legal Paths to Equality: Equal Pay, Title VII, and Affirmative Action


The Impact of Federal Policies on Women's Work


Experiences Limits of the Legal Equality


Doctrine in Promoting Economic Equality


The Consequences of a Gendered Economy: The Demographics of Poverty


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Equal Protection Versus Protectionism


The Politics of Family and Fertility: The Last Battleground in the Pursuit of Equality?


The Demographics of Modern Families


Creating Families Through Marriage


The Development of Contemporary Marriage


The Legacy of Patriarchy Divorce


Toward a Genuine Family


Policy in the United States: What Would It Take?


Controlling Reproduction


Women's Rights Versus Fetal Rights Technology, Reproduction, and Gender Ideologies


Conclusion


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Domestic Violence


Then and Now Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Can a Feminist Be Against Abortion?


Conclusion: New Challenges in the Pursuit of Equality


Elective Franchise and Political Representation


Marriage and Family Rights Education, Employment, and Economic Opportunities


Where Ddo We Go from Here?


Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Will You Have to Move in Pursuit of Equality?