Women and Politics: A Quest for Political Equality in an Age of Economic Inequality

ISBN-13: 9781138856554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 268 str.

Barbara Burrell

Opis

Women and Politics: A Quest for Political Equality in an Age of Economic Inequality describes the many ways in which women in the United States have used their voices in the political process. The book is about the involvement of women as individuals and about their group efforts to achieve political and economic equity. It is both historical, examining trends, and contemporary, focusing on participation and the public policy concerns of women in the early decades of the 21st century. The book uniquely places the quest for political equality in an era in which increasing economic inequality is challenging political equality. The book explores the diverse actions women have taken to achieve empowerment and gender equity. It surveys women as voters, as candidates for elected office and as interest group organizers lobbying for equity in public policy and for global women's rights. It chronicles protest actions against unequal practices of economic and governmental elites and highlights the actions of women with few economic resources that join together to challenge local power structures. It stimulates readers' appreciation of the multiple political voices of American women and the challenges of economic inequality in their quest for political equality.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The First and Second Women’s Rights Movements  3. Women’s Political Voice and Economic Inequality  4. Gender, Voting, Electioneering and Public Opinion  5. Political Parties: Bringing Women into the Electoral Arena  6. "Doing Politics:" Women’s Empowerment and Community Activism  7. Women’s NGOs: Advocating for Global Women’s Rights  8. Women’s Candidacies for Elected Office  9. The 2016 Presidential Election and the First Woman President?  10. Public Policy on Women’s Rights and Equity Issues  11. Women’s Political Participation in a Comparative Perspective

O autorze

Barbara Burrell is Professor Emerita of Political Science at Northern Illinois University. She has taught women and politics classes at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Burrell has researched and written extensively on women engaging in politics in the United States, including studies on women as candidates for public office and public opinion and the first ladyship. The Midwest Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus awarded Professor Burrell a lifetime career achievement award in 2012.