The Difference Women Make
The Policy Impact of Women in Congress

201 pages
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10 line drawings, 22 tables
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6 x 9
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© 2002
- Contents
Table of Contents

Contents
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
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
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