Seat at the Table
Subtitle: Congresswomen's Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780190915735
Subjects: United states, congress; Women legislators; Women, united states
Description: A Seat at the Table examines how women in Congress assess their experiences in and contributions to American politics. Drawing on personal interviews with women serving in the 114th Congress, the authors analyze the perspectives of women members as they seek to make a meaningful difference in the contemporary political environment. Unlike other studies of women in Congress, this book avoids looking at gender in a vacuum, instead considering how gender interacts with political party, race and ethnicity, seniority, chamber, and district characteristics to shape women's representational influence.