Choice Outstanding Academic TitleSpeaking of cabinet appointments
he’d made as governor, presidential candidate Mitt Romney
famously spoke of having “whole binders full of women” to
consider. The line was much mocked; and yet, Kaitlin Sidorsky
suggests, it raises a point long overlooked in discussions of the
gender gap in politics: many more women are appointed, rather than
elected, to political office. Analyzing an original survey of
political appointments at all levels of state government, All Roads
Lead to Power offers an expanded, more nuanced view of women in
politics. This book also questions the manner in which political
ambition, particularly among women, is typically studied and
understood. In a deep comparative analysis of appointed and elected
state positions, All Roads Lead to Power highlights how the
differences between being appointed or elected explain why so many
more women serve in appointed offices. These women, Sidorsky finds,
are not always victims of a much-cited lack of self-confidence or
ambition, or of a biased political sphere. More often, they make a
conscious decision to enter politics through what they believe is a
far less partisan and negative entry point. Furthermore,
Sidorsky’s research reveals that many women end up in political
appointments—at all levels—not because they are ambitious to
hold public office, but because the work connects with their
personal lives or careers. With its groundbreaking research and
insights into the ambitions, recruitment, and motivations of
appointed officials, Sidorsky’s work broadens our conception of
political representation and alters our understanding of how and
why women pursue and achieve political power.
General
| Imprint: |
University Press of Kansas
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Kaitlin Sidorsky
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7006-3614-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-7006-3614-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780700636143 |
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