gender and policy making in the senate
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Swers, Michele L.
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- VS 6 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- politieke participatie, volksvertegenwoordigers, verkiezingen, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- This book is an exploration of how women are influencing policy and politics in this male bastion of power. Gender is a fundamental factor for women in the Senate, interacting with both party affiliation and individual ideology to shape priorities on policy. Women are more active proponents of social welfare and women’s rights. But the effects of gender extend beyond mere policy preferences. The election of women in increasing numbers has also coincided with the evolution of the Senate as a highly partisan institution. The stark differences between the parties on issues pertaining to gender have meant that Democratic and Republican senators often assume very different roles as they reconcile their policy views on gender issues with the desire to act as members of partisan teams championing or defending their party’s record in an effort to reach various groups of voters.