All roads lead to power : appointed and elected paths to public office for US women /

We are accustomed to hearing about a gender gap in politics. The low representation of women in elected office is well-documented and typically attributed to institutional barriers, discrimination and differences in political ambition due to socialized gender norms. The problem with this narrative,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sidorsky, Kaitlin N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2019]
Series:Studies in government and public policy.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Reconceptualizing women and public service
  • The men and women in elected and appointed office at the state level
  • You should be appointed : political recruitment for state-level appointed officials
  • Why hold public office? : appointed officials' motivations to hold public office
  • Where do I go from here? : the political ambitions of appointed officeholders
  • Considering the other pathway : appointed officials' interest in elected office
  • A different perspective : recruitment, motivations, and ambitions of state elected officials
  • How to be the nonpolitical public servant.