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Women, Partisanship, and the Congress /

As women increasingly play a role and gain even greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get re-elected. Based on extensive interviews and his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, Jocelyn Jones (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Democracy.
European Politics.
Gender Studies.
Political Science.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Political science.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Europe > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As women increasingly play a role and gain even greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get re-elected. Based on extensive interviews and historically informed, this book examines differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures, how these differences affect women members of congress as they pursue agendas and seek to bolster their electability, and the effectiveness of women within an institution traditionally dominated by men.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages)
ISBN:9781403978905
DOI:10.1057/9781403978905