The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1997

The Other Elites

Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch

Edited by: MaryAnne Borrelli and Janet M. Martin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685856144

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Bridging the fields of presidency studies and women and politics, The Other Elites examines the career paths, the policy preferences, and the leadership behavior of women in the executive branch of US government.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1 Introduction Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1 Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives: Women as Political Executives
2 Reconceiving Theories of Power: Consequences of Masculinism in the Executive Branch Georgia Duerst-Lahti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3 Routes to Power: An Examination of Political Change, Rulership, and Women's Access to Executive Office Piper A. Hodson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
PART 2 Institutional Perspectives: Women as Officeholders in the Executive Branch
4 Women Who Govern: The President's Appointments Janet M. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
5 Campaign Promises, Transition Dilemmas: Cabinet Building and Executive Representation Mary Anne Borrelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
6 Women on the White House Staff: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1939-1994 Kathryn Dunn Tenpas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
7 Style Does Matter: The Impact of Presidential Leadership on Women in Foreign Policy Nancy E. McGlen and Meredith Reid Sarkees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
PART 3 Institutional Perspectives: The President, Congress, and the Courts
8 Diversity and the Politicization of Presidential Appointments: A Case Study of the Achtenberg Nomination Jean Reith Schroedel, Sharon Spray and Bruce D. Snyder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
9 A President's Legacy: Gender and Appointment to the Federal Courts Richard L. Pacelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
PART 4 Policy and Participation: Women as Executive Activists and as Citizens
10 The Office of the First Lady and Public Policymaking Barbara C. Burrell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
11 The Solicitor General and Gender: Litigating the President's Agenda and Serving the Supreme Court Richard L. Pacelle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
12 From the Ballot Box to the White House? Clyde Wilcox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
13 Conclusion Mary Anne Borrelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 267

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Published: June 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781685856144