The difference women make : the policy impact of women in Congress /: the policy impact of women in Congress. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Policy impact of women in Congress
• Further Information: Note: Michele L. Swers.
• Other Names: Swers, Michele L
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (201 pages)
• Subjects: 320/.6/0973; Women legislators -- United States; Decision making; Femmes parlementaires -- États-Unis; Prise de décision; Decision making; Politics and government; Social policy; Voting registers; Women legislators; Wahlverhalten; Weibliche Abgeordnete; Entscheidungsfindung; Femmes parlementaires -- États-Unis -- 1990-; Décision politique -- États-Unis; Politieke invloed; Politieke besluitvorming; Vrouwen; Het Congres; Sekseverschillen; United States -- Social policy; United States -- Politics and government; États-Unis -- Politique sociale; États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement; United States; Book; Voting; Vote; Vote -- 1990-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226772738
• Related ISBNs: 9780226786476; 9780226786490
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.