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1 online resource |
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Acknowledgments; 1. Urban Government, Democracy, and the Representation of Gender in the United States; 2. She Says, He Says: Gender and Policy Attitudes; 3. Gender, Power, and Policy Making in American Cities; 4. The More Democratic Sex? Deliberative Democracy, Gender, and Urban Governance; 5. Sex and the City: Policy Outcomes and Urban Leadership; 6. For the Good and the Bad of the City: Female Leadersand Urban Interests; Appendixes; Chapter 2; A: Hundred-City Survey; B: Three-Hundred-City Survey; Chapter 3; A: Coding of City Council Minutes' Subject Matter |
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B: Interview Questions for Mayors and City Council MembersC: Mayoral Gender and Community Discussions; Chapter 4; A: Organizations and Individuals Active in Cities; B: Questions for Citizens Active in the Community(Paper and E-mail Questionnaire); Chapter 5; Budget Coding Information; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"How do female municipal leaders influence policymaking in American cities? Can gender determine who gets a say in local politics or what programs cities fund? These are some of the questions raised and answered in Mirya Holman's provocative Women in Politics in the American City. This book provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the influence of gender on the behavior of mayors and city council members in the United States. Holman considers the effects of gender in local, urban politics and analyzes how a leader's gender does-and does not-influence policy preferences, processes, behavior, and outcomes. Holman effectively uses original survey data to evaluate policy attitudes, combined with observations of city council meetings and interviews with leaders and community members. In doing so, she demonstrates the importance of considering the gender of leaders in local office. Women in Politics in the American City emphasizes that the involvement of women in local politics does matter and that it has significant consequences for urban policy as well as state and local democracy."-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Women city council members -- United States
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Women legislators -- United States.
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Municipal government -- United States
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Women's rights -- United States.
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Social planning -- United States
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Political planning -- United States
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members of Congress.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Leadership.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- Local.
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Municipal government
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Political planning
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Social planning
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Women city council members
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Women legislators
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Women's rights
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439911723 |
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143991172X |
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