From the year of the woman to the Republican ascendancy
Subtitle: evaluating the policy impact of women in Congress
By: a thesis presented by Michele Lynn Swers
Published: 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Politics and government; Voting; Women; Political activity; Women legislators; Decision making; Social policy; United States. Congress
Notes: Thesis (Ph. D., Department of Government (Political Science))--Harvard University, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 239-247).
Table of contents: title: Chapters :; title: Does electing women have a policy impact? --; title: Measuring gender differences in legislative behavior --; title: Bill sponsorship : placing women's issues on the national agenda --; title: Cosponsorship : registering support for women's issues --; title: Amendments in committees : working behind the scenes for women's issues --; title: Fighting for women's issues on the floor --; title: Roll-call voting : taking a public position on women's issues --; title: Women, the political parties, and the gender gap --; title: Conclusion : does electing women matter? The impact on policy development and democracy.