How Women Legislate

Name: How Women Legislate
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ISBN: 9780195085082

ISBN-10: 0195085086

ISBN-13: 9780195085082

Edition: 1944

Authors: Sue Thomas

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The number of women in public office increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in state legislatures where one-fifth of the seats are now held by women. How Women Legislate offers a uniquely comprehensive and timely study of the effects women have had on legislation and the lawmaking process, analyzing the differences between women's and men's backgrounds before entering public office, and differences in their agendas, priorities, working styles, and leadership once they are in office. Arguing that there is a significant difference in legislative outcomes when the number of women in a given legislature reaches a certain threshold, the author provides one of the first analyses…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 1944
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/10/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Tables


Introduction



Expectations and Nature


Conclusion



The Procedural Question: Reform or Adapt?


Conclusion



Legislative Products: the Influence of Women


Conclusion



The Nature of Support


Conclusion



The Context of Institutional Change


Conclusion



The Impact of Women



Predictions for the Future


Notes














Bibliography


Index