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02307aam a2200337 i 4500 001 F34CD8E86B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140815s2015 paua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014017921 020 $a 1439911703 020 $a 9781439911709 035 $a (OCoLC)889005174 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d SILO 050 00 $a HQ1236.5 U6 H65 2015 100 1 $a Holman, Mirya, $e author. 245 10 $a Women in politics in the American city / $c Mirya R. Holman. 264 1 $a Philadelphia ; $b Temple University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a ix, 197 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "How do female municipal leaders influence policymaking in American cities? Can gender determine who gets a say in local politics or what programs cities fund? These are some of the questions raised and answered in Mirya Holman's provocative Women in Politics in the American City. This book provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the influence of gender on the behavior of mayors and city council members in the United States. Holman considers the effects of gender in local, urban politics and analyzes how a leader's gender does-and does not-influence policy preferences, processes, behavior, and outcomes. Holman effectively uses original survey data to evaluate policy attitudes, combined with observations of city council meetings and interviews with leaders and community members. In doing so, she demonstrates the importance of considering the gender of leaders in local office. Women in Politics in the American City emphasizes that the involvement of women in local politics does matter and that it has significant consequences for urban policy as well as state and local democracy."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Women city council members $z United States. 650 0 $a Women legislators $z United States. 650 0 $a Municipal government $z United States. 650 0 $a Women's rights $z United States. 650 0 $a Social planning $z United States. 650 0 $a Political planning $z United States. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502014019.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F34CD8E86B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search