Why Congress Needs Women: Bringing Sanity to the House and Senate

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Series Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Senator Rebecca Latimer Felton......Page 46
1. Examining Partisan Men and Women’s Issue Emphases from Campaigns to Legislation......Page 48
Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin......Page 66
2. A Truly Representative Political System Requires Women in Congress......Page 68
Senator Margaret Chase Smith......Page 76
3. Women in Leadership: A Consideration of Lingering Challenges and Intriguing Possibilities......Page 78
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm......Page 94
4. Gabrielle Giffords: The Embodiment of Determination, Courage, and Hope......Page 96
Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers......Page 106
5. Women and Leadership......Page 108
Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum......Page 118
6. Elizabeth Warren: The Voice of America’s Future......Page 120
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen......Page 130
7. Evaluation of Female Leaders: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination......Page 132
Congresswoman Maxine Waters......Page 146
8. Social Stigma Faced by Female Leaders......Page 148
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz......Page 166
9. Empowering Women Leaders to Rise above Microaggressions......Page 168
Senator Dianne Feinstein......Page 184
10. Social Psychological Perspectives on Discrimination against Women Leaders......Page 186
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi......Page 202
11. Men’s Perceptions of Women Leaders......Page 204
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik......Page 216
12. “The Personal Is Political”: From Personal Experiences with Sex Discrimination to Ensuring Equity for Girls and Women: Patsy Takemoto Mink......Page 218
Senator Barbara Mikulski......Page 224
13. “It’s a Small Wonder Why There Aren’t More Women. . .”: Carol Moseley Braun, the First African American Woman in the Senate......Page 226
Appendix A: Organizations Dealing with Women, Leadership, and Politics......Page 230
Appendix B: National Resources: Campaign Trainings for Women......Page 234
About the Editor and Contributors......Page 238
Index......Page 246