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Representing Women - Sex, Gender, and Legislative Behavior in Arizona and California (Paperback, New edition)
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Representing Women - Sex, Gender, and Legislative Behavior in Arizona and California (Paperback, New edition)
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Women in public office are often assumed to ""make a difference""
for women, as women--in other words, to represent their female
constituents better than do their male counterparts. But is sex
really an accurate predictor of a legislator's political choices
and actions? In this book, Beth Reingold compares the
representational activities and attitudes of male and female
members of the Arizona and California state legislatures to
illuminate the broader implications of the election and integration
of women into public office. In the process, she challenges many of
the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men
in politics. Using in-depth interviews, survey responses, and
legislative records, Reingold actually uncovers more similarities
between female and male politicians than differences. Moreover, the
stories she presents strongly suggest that rather than assuming
that who our representatives are determines what they will do in
office, we must acknowledge the possibility that the influence of
gender on legislative behavior can be weakened, distorted, or
accentuated by powerful forces within the social and political
contexts of elective office. |This comparative study examines the
behavior of male and female members of the Arizona and California
state legislatures to investigate whether who our representatives
are determines what they will do. Beth Reingold challenges many of
the assumptions that underlie popular expectations of women and men
in politics.
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