The Difference Women Make

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. Does Electing Women Have a Policy Impact?
2. Women, the Political Parties, and the Gender Gap
3. Bill Sponsorship: Placing Women's Issues on the National Agenda
4. Cosponsorship: Registering Support for Women's Issues
5. Amendments in Committees: Working behind the Scenes for Women's Issues
6. Fighting for Women's Issues on the Floor
7. Roll-Call Voting: Taking a Public Position on Women's Issues
8. Conclusion: Does Electing Women Matter? The Impact on Policy
Development and Democracy

Appendix A: Identifying Committees and Subcommittees
That Considered Women's Issue Bills
Appendix B: Women's Issue Bills Considered in Committee
Markup and/or on the Floor

Notes
References
Index