Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-249) and index.
Contents:
Reconceiving theories of power: consequences of masculinism in the executive branch / Georgia Duerst-Lahti -- Routes to power: an examination of political change, rulership, and women's access to executive office / Piper A. Hodson -- Women who govern: the president's appointments / Janet M. Martin -- Campaign promises, transition dilemmas: cabinet building and executive representation / MaryAnne Borrelli -- Women on the White House staff: a longitudinal analysis, 1939-1994 / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas -- Style does matter: the impact of presidential leadership on women in foreign policy / Nancy E. McGlen & Meredith Reid Sarkees -- Diversity and the politicization of presidential appointments: a case study of the Achtenberg nomination / Jean Reith Schroedel, Sharon Spray & Bruce D. Snyder -- A president's legacy: gender and appointment to the federal courts / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. -- The office of the First Lady and public policymaking / Barbara C. Burrell -- The solicitor general and gender: litigating the president's agenda and serving the Supreme Court / Richard L. Pacelle, Jr. -- From the ballot box to the White House? / Clyde Wilcox.
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