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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
MaryAnne Borrelli; Janet M Martin |
| ISBN: | 1555876587 9781555876586 |
| OCLC Number: | 35360933 |
| Description: | xii, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Reconceiving theories of power: consequences of masculinism in the executive branch / Georgia Duerst-Lahti -- Routes to power: an examination of political change, rulership, and women's access to executive office / Piper A. Hodson -- Women who govern: the president's appointments / Janet M. Martin -- Campaign promises, transition dilemmas: cabinet building and executive representation / MaryAnne Borrelli -- Women on the White House staff: a longitudinal analysis, 1939-1994 / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas -- Style does matter: the impact of presidential leadership on women in foreign policy / Nancy E. McGlen & Meredith Reid Sarkees -- Diversity and the politicization of presidential appointments: a case study of the Achtenberg nomination / Jean Reith Schroedel, Sharon Spray & Bruce D. Snyder -- A president's legacy: gender and appointment to the federal courts / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. -- The office of the First Lady and public policymaking / Barbara C. Burrell -- The solicitor general and gender: litigating the president's agenda and serving the Supreme Court / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. -- From the ballot box to the White House? / Clyde Wilcox. |
| Responsibility: | edited by MaryAnne Borrelli, Janet M. Martin. |
Table of Contents:
List of Tables and Figures ix
Acknowledgments xi
1. Introduction / Janet M. Martin 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 11
3. Routes to Power: An Examination of Political Change, Rulership, and Women’s Access to Executive Office / Piper A. Hodson 33
PART 2: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES: WOMEN AS OFFICEHOLDERS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
4. Women Who Govern: The President’s Appointments / Janet M. Martin 51
5. Campaign Promises, Transition Dilemmas: Cabinet Building and Executive Representation / MaryAnne Borrelli 73
6. Women on the White House Staff: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1939-1994 / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas 91
7. Style Does Matter: The Impact of Presidential Leadership on Women in Foreign Policy / Nancy E. McGlen & Meredith Reid Sarkees 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 & Bruce D. Snyder 129
9. A President’s Legacy: Gender and Appointment to the Federal Courts / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. 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 169
11. The Solicitor General and Gender: Litigating the President’s Agenda and Serving the Supreme Court / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. 189
12. From the Ballot Box to the White House? / Clyde Wilcox 211
13. Conclusion / MaryAnne Borrelli 231
Select Bibliography 239
The Contributors 251
Index 255
About the Book 267
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