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The Difference Women Make

The Policy Impact of Women in Congress

By: Michele L. Swers

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Hardcover | 15 September 2002 | Edition Number 1

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201 Pages

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What if there were more women in Congress? Providing the first comprehensive study of the policy activity of male and female legislators at the federal level, Michele L. Swers persuasively demonstrates that, even though representatives often vote a party line, their gender is politically significant and does indeed influence policy making.

Swers combines quantitative analyses of bills with interviews with legislators and their staff to compare legislative activity on women's issues by male and female members of the House of Representatives during the 103rd (1993-94) and 104th (1995-96) Congresses. Tracking representatives' commitment to women's issues throughout the legislative process, from the introduction of bills through committee consideration to final floor votes, Swers examines how the prevailing political context and members' positions within Congress affect whether and how aggressively they pursue women's issues.

Anyone studying congressional behavior, the role of women, or the representation of social identities in Congress will benefit from Swers's balanced and nuanced analysis.

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"In the first systematic, quantitative examination of the impact of women in the House of Representatives, Michele Swers provides a basis for evaluating the potential impact women might have were they in more influential positions. The Difference Women Make is an important contribution to the literature on women in politics and on Congress." - Barbara Sinclair, author of Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S. Congress

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Central Government Central Government Policies Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Research & Information Decision Theory Political Structure & Processes Political Leaders & Leadership Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies

Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Does Electing Women Have a Policy Impact?
Women, the Political Parties, and the Gender Gap
Bill Sponsorship: Placing Women's Issues on the National Agenda
Cosponsorship: Registering Support for Women's Issues
Amendments in Committees: Working behind the Scenes for Women's Issues
Fighting for Women's Issues on the Floor
Roll-Call Voting: Taking a Public Position on Women's Issues
Conclusion: Does Electing Women Matter? The Impact on Policy Development and Democracy
Identifying Committees and Subcommittees
That Considered Women's Issue Bills
Women's Issue Bills Considered in Committee
Markup and/or on the Floor
Notes
References
Index
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The Difference Women Make

The Policy Impact of Women in Congress

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Hardcover

Industry Reviews

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How to return your order

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