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Author:

Iversen, Torben.

Title:

Women, work, and politics : the political economy of gender inequality / Torben Iversen and Frances Rosenbluth.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xvii, 202 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Women--Political activity--United States.
Women and democracy--United States.
Women--Economic conditions--United States.
Women--Employment--United States.
Sexual division of labor.

Other Authors:

Rosenbluth, Frances McCall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.185-193) and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A political economy approach to gender inequality -- The structure of patriarchy: how bargaining power shapes social norms and political attitudes -- The gender division of labor, or why women work double shifts -- Fertility -- Political preferences -- Gender and political careers: a comparative labor market analysis of female political representation -- Conclusions.

Series:

The Yale ISPS series.

ISBN:

0300153104 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300153101 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)449854245

LCCN:

2010001860

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)