Women in the Club Gender and Policy Making in the Senate

Name: Women in the Club Gender and Policy Making in the Senate
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ISBN: 9780226022826

ISBN-10: 022602282X

ISBN-13: 9780226022826

Edition: 2013

Authors: Michele L. Swers

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In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. Democrats charged Republicans with waging a “war on women,” while Republicans countered that Democratic policies actually undermined women’s rights. The women of the Senate wielded particular power, planning press conferences, appearing on political programs, and taking to the Senate floor over gender-related issues such as workplace equality and reproductive rights.The first book to examine the impact of gender differences in the Senate,Women in the Clubis an eye-opening exploration of how women are influencing policy and politics in this erstwhile male bastion of…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.946

Michele L. Swers is an associate professor of government at Georgetown University.



List of Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments



Women and the New Senate Club



A Stronger Voice for Women, Children, and Families? Gender Identity and Policy Making on Women's Issues



Playing Offense and Defense on Women's Rights



Replacing Sandra Day O'Connor: Gender and the Politics of Supreme Court Nominations



Providing for the Common Defense: Gender and National Security Politics in the Post-9/11 World



Gender and Policy Making in the New Senate Club


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Index