The Female Advantage6 reviews
Sally Helgesen

Doubleday Business, 1995

The Strengths of Women Leaders

+ women as leaders
+ A Woman's Touch: Feminine Principles in the Technological Age
+ Time for a Second Look
+ Strengths of Women Leadership
  
  











  



  
When Women Lead: Integrative Leadership in State Legislatures
Cindy Simon Rosenthal

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Until recently, the study of legislative leadership has been the study of men. Scholars have taught students that legislative leadership is transactional, a kind of competitive bargaining procedure to broker particular interests. When Women Lead: Integrative Leadership in State Legislatures brings to light the important contributions that women as legislative leaders make to the institutions in ...
  
  











  



  
From Margin to Mainstream: American Women and Politics Since 1960
Susan M. Hartmann

Alfred a Knopf, 1988

This brief affordable paperback offers an up-to-date, balanced, and comprehensive account of women's emergence in and reshaping of the American political system since 1960. The author chronicles the many concerns of women in their struggle to reach the mainstream of American political life. The book discusses women on the left and right of the political spectrum, as well as women of diverse ...
  
  











  



  
Women on Power: Leadership Redefined1 review

Northeastern, 2001

Very highly recommended to Women's Studies reading lists

Women On Power: Leadership Redefined aptly edited by the collaborative efforts of Sue J. M. Freeman (Professor of Education and Child Study, Smith College), Susan C. Bourque Esther Booth Wiley Professor of Goverment, Smith College), and Christine M. Shelton (Associate Professor of Exercise and ...
  
  











  



  
Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation69 reviews
Cokie Roberts

Harper Perennial, 2005

Founding Mothers

I recieved the book promptly. The book is in good condition. I am currently enjoying the book and it is alway nice to see history thru a woman's eyes. Thank You Cokie Roberts
  
  











  



  
Stepping Up to Power: The Political Journey of American Women4 reviews
Harriett Woods

Basic Books, 2001

"Stepping Up to Power" Steps Up

+ A Great Story
+ Required Reading for the Grassroots
+ women candidates,please note
  
  











  



  
Women & Public Policy: A Revolution in Progress
M. Margaret Conway, David W. Ahern, ...

Congressional Quarterly Books, 1998

In a much-anticipated revision, the third edition of this widely used volume continues to track the impact of cultural change on women`s roles and the public policies that affect their lives. Women and Public Policy places a broad range of policy issues--from education and health care to economic equity and the criminal justice system--in historical context, discusses the formation ...
  
  











  



  
Sex As a Political Variable: Women As Candidates and Voters in U.S. Elections
Richard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman, ...

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997

Though women constitute 52 percent of US voters, only 10 percent of the members of Congress and one of the 50 state governors are women. This book presents research and analysis on women as both candidates and voters in US politics, using numerous empirical sources of data.
  
  











  



  
The Feminine Mystique56 reviews
Betty Friedan

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

Groundbreaking and inspiring

+ The Feminine Mystique

I am a 23 yr. old woman reading a book that was written in 1963 for and about women. I thought this book would help me learn more about women's history, but it was a huge eye-opener and a complete inspiration. The chapters in this book still describe me as a young American woman almost 40 yrs. ...
  
  











  



  
Gender and American Politics: Women, Men, and the Political Process2 reviews

M.E. Sharpe, 2000

Thought-provoking, diverse, and recommended reading

+ Great Seller

Gender And American Politics: Women, Men, And The Political Process is a candid collection of original essays deftly edited by Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jyl Josephson that explore various gender roles in American political life, from Gender and Tax, to Gender and the Federal Judiciary. Of ...
  
  











  



  
Stepping Up to Power: The Political Journey of American Women4 reviews
Harriett Woods

Basic Books, 2001

"Stepping Up to Power" Steps Up

+ A Great Story
+ Required Reading for the Grassroots
+ women candidates,please note
  
  











  



  
Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation69 reviews
Cokie Roberts

Harper Perennial, 2005

Founding Mothers

I recieved the book promptly. The book is in good condition. I am currently enjoying the book and it is alway nice to see history thru a woman's eyes. Thank You Cokie Roberts
  
  











  



  
The Female Advantage6 reviews
Sally Helgesen

Doubleday Business, 1995

The Strengths of Women Leaders

+ women as leaders
+ A Woman's Touch: Feminine Principles in the Technological Age
+ Time for a Second Look
+ Strengths of Women Leadership
  
  











  



  
When Women Lead: Integrative Leadership in State Legislatures
Cindy Simon Rosenthal

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Until recently, the study of legislative leadership has been the study of men. Scholars have taught students that legislative leadership is transactional, a kind of competitive bargaining procedure to broker particular interests. When Women Lead: Integrative Leadership in State Legislatures brings to light the important contributions that women as legislative leaders make to the institutions in ...
  
  











  



  
Gender and American Politics: Women, Men, and the Political Process2 reviews

M.E. Sharpe, 2000

Thought-provoking, diverse, and recommended reading

+ Great Seller

Gender And American Politics: Women, Men, And The Political Process is a candid collection of original essays deftly edited by Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jyl Josephson that explore various gender roles in American political life, from Gender and Tax, to Gender and the Federal Judiciary. Of ...
  
  











  



  
From Margin to Mainstream: American Women and Politics Since 1960
Susan M. Hartmann

Alfred a Knopf, 1988

This brief affordable paperback offers an up-to-date, balanced, and comprehensive account of women's emergence in and reshaping of the American political system since 1960. The author chronicles the many concerns of women in their struggle to reach the mainstream of American political life. The book discusses women on the left and right of the political spectrum, as well as women of diverse ...
  
  











  



  
The Feminine Mystique56 reviews
Betty Friedan

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

Groundbreaking and inspiring

+ The Feminine Mystique

I am a 23 yr. old woman reading a book that was written in 1963 for and about women. I thought this book would help me learn more about women's history, but it was a huge eye-opener and a complete inspiration. The chapters in this book still describe me as a young American woman almost 40 yrs. ...
  
  











  



  
Sex As a Political Variable: Women As Candidates and Voters in U.S. Elections
Richard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman, ...

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997

Though women constitute 52 percent of US voters, only 10 percent of the members of Congress and one of the 50 state governors are women. This book presents research and analysis on women as both candidates and voters in US politics, using numerous empirical sources of data.
  
  











  



  
Women on Power: Leadership Redefined1 review

Northeastern, 2001

Very highly recommended to Women's Studies reading lists

Women On Power: Leadership Redefined aptly edited by the collaborative efforts of Sue J. M. Freeman (Professor of Education and Child Study, Smith College), Susan C. Bourque Esther Booth Wiley Professor of Goverment, Smith College), and Christine M. Shelton (Associate Professor of Exercise and ...
  
  











  



  
Women & Public Policy: A Revolution in Progress
M. Margaret Conway, David W. Ahern, ...

Congressional Quarterly Books, 1998

In a much-anticipated revision, the third edition of this widely used volume continues to track the impact of cultural change on women`s roles and the public policies that affect their lives. Women and Public Policy places a broad range of policy issues--from education and health care to economic equity and the criminal justice system--in historical context, discusses the formation ...