The Right Women: Republican Party Activists, Candidates, and Legislators
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Malliga Och and Shauna L. Shames. The Right Women: Republican Party Activists, Candidates, and Legislators. Praeger, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440851636.
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A powerful exploration of the role of women in the Republican Party that enhances readers' understanding of gender representation in the GOP and suggests solutions to address the partisan gender gap.
• Analyzes the role of women in the Republican Party, something that must be understood if America is to achieve equal representation of women in the U.S. Congress and state governments• Fills an important gap in knowledge regarding the presence and impact of women in the Republican Party
• Suggests ways members of the Republican Party can remedy the underrepresentation of women in their ranks
• Brings together chapters contributed by leading experts in the field of women and politics
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Table of Contents
The Right Women: Republican Party Activists, Candidates, and Legislators
Author(s): Malliga Och and Shauna L. ShamesContributors: Och, Malliga; Shames, Shauna;Abstract:A powerful exploration of the role of women in the Republican Party that enhances readers' understanding of gender representation in the GOP and suggests solutions to address the partisan gender gap.
• Analyzes the role of women in the Republican Party, something that must be understood if America is to achieve equal representation of women in the U.S. Congress and state governments• Fills an important gap in knowledge regarding the presence and impact of women in the Republican Party
• Suggests ways members of the Republican Party can remedy the underrepresentation of women in their ranks
• Brings together chapters contributed by leading experts in the field of women and politics
Editor(s): Och, Malliga; Shames, Shauna;SortTitle: right women: republican party activists, candidates, and legislatorsAuthor Info:Malliga OcheditorShauna L. ShameseditoreISBN-13: 9781440851636Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440851636.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440851629Imprint: PraegerPages: 312Publication Date: 20180131- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Series Foreword ix10
- Acknowledgments xi12
- Introduction xiii14
- Part 1. Activists and Ideology 124
- Chapter 1. The Grand Old Party of 2016: No Longer a Party of Old White Men? 326
- Chapter 2. Gendering Republican Party Culture 2548
- Chapter 3. Women in the Tea Party and the GOP: A Natural Alliance? 5073
- Chapter 4. Republican Women, Then and Now: Ideological Changes in Congressional Candidates from 1980 to 2012 7497
- Part 2. Elections and Candidates 93116
- Part 3. State Legislators 155178
- Part 4. Congresswomen 197220
- Chapter 10. From the Republican Revolution to the Tea Party Wave: Republican Women and the Politics of Women’s Issues 199222
- Why So Few Republican Women in Congress? 201224
- Women and Party Polarization 203226
- Women’s Issues and the Party Wars 206229
- Republican Women Adapting to the Party Conflict on Women’s Issues 208231
- Moderates and Conservatives Navigating the Partisan Divide on Women’s Issues 210233
- Extending Party Conflict to Bipartisan Issues: The Violence Against Women Act 212235
- Abortion Wars 215238
- Taking the Lead in Pro-Life Politics 219242
- Pursuing Pro-Life Policies through a Gendered Lens 220243
- Looking to the Future 222245
- Notes 223246
- Chapter 11. Republican Female Lawmakers’ Contributions to Legislative Debates in the 113th U.S. Congress 229252
- Part 5. Conclusion 245268
- Glossary of Key Terms 259282
- Equal Rights Amendment, Era 259282
- Feminism, Waves of 260283
- Parental Leave, Equitable 261284
- Party Polarization 261284
- Political Action Committee (PAC) 262285
- Populism 262285
- Representation of Women 262285
- Smith, Margaret Chase 263286
- Women in Politics, Worldwide Ranking 263286
- Womenomics 264287
- Women’s Issues 264287
- Year of the Woman 264287
- Notes 265288
- About the Editors and Contributors 267290
- Index 271294