Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women's Caucuses b

Description: Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women's Caucuses by Anna Mitchell Mahoney Investigating the opportunities, resources, and frames that women utilize to create legislative caucuses FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How do women strategically make their mark on state legislatures? Anna Mitchell Mahoneys book traces the development of womens state legislative caucuses and the influence both gender and party have on womens ability to organize collectively. She provides a comprehensive analysis of how and why women organize around their gender identity in state legislatures—or why they do not.Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures includes a quantitative analysis of institutional-level variables and caucus existence in all 50 states. Case studies of caucus attempts in New Jersey, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Iowa between 2006 and 2010 examine attempts at creating womens caucuses that succeeded or failed, and why. Mahoneys interviews with 180 state legislators and their staff explore the motivations of caucus creators and participants. Ultimately, she finds that womens organizing is contextual; it demonstrates the dynamic nature of gender. Mahoney also provides insights into broad questions regarding gendered institutions, collective action, and political party governance. Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures fills a lacuna in the evaluation of women in government. Author Biography Anna Mitchell Mahoney is an Administrative Assistant Professor of Womens Political Leadership at Tulane Universitys Newcomb College Institute. Table of Contents Table of ContentsChapter One: Women Take Their Place……………….…………...……………………………..9Chapter Two: Many Paths to Yes: The Creation of Womens Caucuses………………………..33Chapter Three: For Women, There is No One Way or Place to Caucus………………………...52Chapter Four: The New Jersey Womens Legislative Caucus………………………………..…85Chapter Five: The Colorado Womens Legislative Caucus……………………………………114Chapter Six: The Pennsylvania Attempt………………………………………………………..148Chapter Seven: The Iowa Attempt……………………………………………………………...174Chapter Eight: Explaining Womens Caucuses………………………………………………...199References………………………………………………………………………………………219 Review "In addition to important documentation of womens caucuses and where they have emerged, Mahoney offers important theoretical and conceptual contributions to literatures on identity politics, partisanship, and collective action within legislative institutions.... Beyond telling compelling stories about the success or failure of specific caucuses, Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures successfully tells a much larger—and even more broadly applicable—story about the ways in which gender and partisanship significantly shape the patterns, distribution, and exercise of power within our legislative institutions."--State Legislature Long Description How do women strategically make their mark on state legislatures? Anna Mitchell Mahoneys book traces the development of womens state legislative caucuses and the influence both gender and party have on womens ability to organize collectively. She provides a comprehensive analysis of how and why women organize around their gender identity in state legislatures--or why they do not. Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures includes a quantitative analysis of institutional-level variables and caucus existence in all 50 states. Case studies of caucus attempts in New Jersey, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Iowa between 2006 and 2010 examine attempts at creating womens caucuses that succeeded or failed, and why. Mahoneys interviews with 180 state legislators and their staff explore the motivations of caucus creators and participants. Ultimately, she finds that womens organizing is contextual; it demonstrates the dynamic nature of gender. Mahoney also provides insights into broad questions regarding gendered institutions, collective action, and political party governance. Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures fills a lacuna in the evaluation of women in government. Review Quote "In addition to important documentation of womens caucuses and where they have emerged, Mahoney offers important theoretical and conceptual contributions to literatures on identity politics, partisanship, and collective action within legislative institutions.... Beyond telling compelling stories about the success or failure of specific caucuses, Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures successfully tells a much larger--and even more broadly applicable--story about the ways in which gender and partisanship significantly shape the patterns, distribution, and exercise of power within our legislative institutions."-- State Legislature Details ISBN1439915970 Author Anna Mitchell Mahoney Pages 260 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1439915970 ISBN-13 9781439915974 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-11-01 Short Title Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: the Creation of Womens Caucuses Language English Subtitle The Creation of Womens Caucuses DEWEY 320.0820973 UK Release Date 2018-11-01 Imprint Temple University Press,U.S. Place of Publication Philadelphia PA Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-11-01 NZ Release Date 2018-11-01 US Release Date 2018-11-01 Illustrations 19 tables, 2 maps Publisher Temple University Press,U.S. Alternative 9781439915967 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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