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1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Confronting the puzzle -- Defining maternal public policies -- Generating public attitudes -- Electing women political leaders -- The laggard American state -- Maternalizing American government, briefly -- Fixing the state |
| Summary |
American women attain more professional success than most of their counterparts around the world, but they lag surprisingly far behind in the national political arena. Women held only 15 percent of U.S. congressional seats in 2006, a proportion that ranks America behind eighty-two other countries in terms of females elected to legislative office. A compelling exploration of this deficiency, The Motherless State reveals why the United States differs from comparable democracies that routinely elect far more women to their national governing bodies and chief executive positions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-305) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Women -- Political activity -- United States
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Leadership in women -- United States
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Political leadership -- United States
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Democracy -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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Democracy
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Leadership in women
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Political leadership
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Women -- Political activity
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Politische Elite
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Frau
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226514567 |
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0226514560 |
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9780226514543 |
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0226514544 |
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9780226514550 |
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0226514552 |
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9786612239793 |
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6612239794 |
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1282239791 |
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9781282239791 |
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