Women and Executive Office: Pathways and Performance

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2013

Women and Executive Office

Pathways and Performance

Edited by: Melody Rose

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685854560

Overview
Contents

About this book

Takes stock of the strides that women are making in their paths to and tenure in high-level positions in the executive branches of government.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Women as Executive Political Leaders Melody Rose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 The Federal Level
2 The Real ‘08 Fight: Clinton vs. Palin Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3 The Vice Presidency as the New Glass Ceiling: Media Coverage of Sarah Palin Kim L. Fridkin, Jill Carle and Gina Serignese Woodall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4 Nancy Pelosi as Organizational Leader: In the Footsteps of Mary Parker Follett Cindy Simon Rosenthal and Ronald M. Peters Jr. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5 Women in the Obama Administration: Insiders, or Outsiders Looking In? Julie Dolan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Part 2 The State and Local Levels
6 Women in the Governor’s Mansion: How Party and Gender Affect Policy Agendas Richard Herrera and Karen Shafer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
7 Entering the Mayor’s Office: Women’s Decisions to Run for Municipal Positions Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
8 Local Executive Leaders: At the Intersection of Race and Gender Pei-te Lien and Katie E. O. Swain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Part 3 Challenges for Women Executives
9 Barriers Bent but Not Broken: Newspaper Coverage of Local and State Elections Dianne Bystrom, Narren Brown and Megan Fiddelke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
10 Welcome to the Party? Leadership, Ambition, and Support Among Elites Denise L. Baer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
11 Campaign Finance: A Barrier to Reaching the White House? Victoria A. Farrar-Myers and Brent D. Boyea Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
12 Turning the Tables: Behind Every Successful Woman Kelly Dittmar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Part 4 Conclusion
13 Defining the Executive Women Research Agenda Melody Rose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 301

eBook

Published: June 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781685854560