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BOOKS
Where Women Run: Gender and Party in the American States (2006, University of Michigan Press) by Kira Sanbonmatsu (associate professor of political science, Rutgers University and CAWP senior scholar)
Why are certain states more likely to have female candidates and legislators? Would strengthening political parties alter the situation? These questions are considered in Where Women Run. Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, the author analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties’ informal recruitment practices shape who runs – or doesn’t run – for political office in the United States. Order here from Amazon.com and a percentage of the profits from the sale go to CAWP.
Gender and Elections : Shaping the Future of American Politics (2006, Cambridge University Press), edited by Susan J. Carroll (senior scholar at CAWP and professor of political science at Rutgers) and Richard L. Fox (professor of political science at Union College and a former visiting scholar at CAWP), offers a systematic, lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2004 elections. This timely, yet enduring, volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2004 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the
United States
. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding and interpreting presidential elections, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, congressional elections, the participation of African American women, the support of political parties and women’s organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. Without question, Gender and Elections is the most comprehensive, reliable, and trustworthy resource on the role of gender in electoral politics. Order here from Amazon.com and a percentage of the profits from the sale go to CAWP.
Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate (2005, University of Texas Press) by Melina Mara.
Prepared in collaboration with CAWP, this book includes candid photos of women in the U.S. Senate along with interviews conducted by journalist Helen Thomas and an essay by journalist Cokie Roberts. Order here
from Amazon.com and a percentage of the profits from the
sale go to CAWP.
Women
and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (2003,
Oxford University Press) by Susan J. Carroll (editor). This
volume presents a research agenda, developed by leading scholars
of American politics, suggesting directions that could fruitfully
shape the study of women and American politics in the early
twenty-first century. It contains useful reviews of existing
research about various aspects of women's political participation,
but the primary focus is on important research questions that
pose a challenge for the next generation of scholars.
The
contributors to this volume suggest approaches, methods, and
topics for future research on the following subjects: political
recruitment, campaign strategy, money, political leadership,
parties and women's organizations, the gender gap in voting
and public opinion, media, women of color, and participation
outside of conventional electoral politics. Order here
from Amazon.com and a percentage of the profits from the
sale go to CAWP.
The
Impact of Women in Public Office (2001, Indiana University
Press) by Susan J. Carroll (editor). The studies in this
book examine the impact of women public officials serving
in various offices and locales at local, state, and national
levels. They are the product of a large, coordinated research
project sponsored by the Center for American Women and Politics
(CAWP) at Rutgers University. The subjects of these studies
range from a single, very prominent U.S. Senator, who served
in Congress from the early 1940s to the early 1970s, to local
council members in a New Jersey county in the 1980s. They
include state legislators from across the country. Order here
from Amazon.com and a percentage of the profits from
the sale go to CAWP.
Women
as Candidates in American Politics (1994, second edition)
by Susan J. Carroll. This scholarly book examines political
parties' recruitment of women candidates, the factors that
affect the outcomes of women's primary election campaigns,
the future officeholding ambitions of women candidates, and
women candidates' views on women's issues. The study is based
on a nationwide survey of women who ran as major party candidates
for congressional, statewide, and state legislative offices
in 1976. (Order directly from: Indiana University Press,
Bloomington, IN 47401. Price: contact Indiana University
Press.)
Order any
book from the Amazon.com link below and part of the profits from
the sale will go to CAWP. (The CAWP publications listed below
can only be ordered directly from CAWP.)
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Not One
of the Boys (1984) This
60-minute documentary film produced by CAWP examines the
progress women are making and the obstacles they encounter
after more
than a decade of increased involvement in political life.
The film focuses on 1984 as both an ordinary and an extraordinary
year for women in American politics. It appeared on the
PBS series Frontline and is available in 1/2" VHS or 3/4" videocassette
for sale or rental from CAWP. A discussion guide provides
general background information on women and politics and
supplementary
information to accompany the film. (Purchase $155, Rental
$40; discussion guide free with purchase or rental of film.)
THE
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SERIES OF REPORTS
Women
State Legislators: Past, Present, and Future
In 2001,
with funding from the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, CAWP surveyed
female and male state legislators and compared the new data
with prior CAWP research findings. The initial brief research
reports include descriptions of women legislators today and
comparisons with their male colleagues as well as with their
1988 counterparts.
Available here. (.pdf format)
Legislating
by and for Women: A Comparison of the 103rd and 104th Congresses
(2000)
This
report examines the political work of women legislators in the
103rd and 104th congresses as they attempted to transform their
commitment to represent women into law. The report highlights examples
of the intensive political labor involved in any effort to legislate
for women and explores how women’s needs and interests are
defined in the legislative process.
Available here. (.pdf format)
Voices,
Views, Votes: Women in the 103rd Congress (1995) This
report examines how the women in the 103rd Congress acted to
shape the content of legislation, to build support for bills,
and to create a political environment in which they could effect
change. The research focuses on five policy areas in which
there was substantial legislative action during the 103rd Congress:
women's health, reproductive rights, health care reform, the
Omnibus Crime Bill, and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Available here. (.pdf format)
Reshaping
the Agenda: Women in State Legislatures (1991) This report
examines gender differences between state legislators in their
policy views, actions, and perspectives on the legislative
process. Based on surveys of a national sample of state legislators,
the research shows women's increased presence in state legislatures
has had an impact, and this impact is evident regardless of
party, ideology, feminist identification, constituency ideology,
seniority, age, or political insider status. (122 pages, Price
$15)
Gender
and Policymaking: Studies of Women in Office (1991) This
report is a collection of eleven essays written by scholars
who received grants from CAWP to investigate the impact of
elected and appointed women officeholders at the local, state,
and national levels. (133 pages, Price $15)
The Impact
of Women in Public Office: An Overview (1991) This report
highlights and summarizes selected findings from CAWP's study
of women state legislators and from the eleven CAWP-sponsored
studies of women officeholders' impact conducted by individual
scholars. It provides information useful to a broad audience
interested in women in politics; it should be of particular
interest to women running for public office and those who are
concerned about bringing more women into public office. (32
pages, Price $8)
Findings at a Glance (1991) This is s summary report on the information from the Impact of Women in Public Office series. (8 pages, Free)
Available here (.pdf format).
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Bringing
More Women into Public Office: Introductory Kit (1983) Nine
fact sheets highlight the findings from CAWP's research about
women's and men's routes into elective and appointive offices. (Free
in limited quantities; call for information about bulk rates)
Women Make
a Difference (1983) Selected findings from CAWP's studies
are highlighted in this monograph. A key theme is the difference
women can and do make as elected and appointed public officials.
The report outlines steps which may be taken to expand women's
participation in politics, focusing on those findings which
are relevant and useful for women interested in seeking public
office and for people who conduct programs to increase women's
numbers in public life. (48 pages, Price $4)
Women's
Routes to Elective Office: A Comparison with Men's (1983) Based
on data collected through surveys of women and men elected
to state legislatures, county governing boards, and municipal
offices, this report examines the factors which influence women's
entry into elective offices. A major section focuses on black
women's routes to elective office. (225 pages, Price $10)
Women Appointed
to the Carter Administration: A Comparison with Men (1983) This
first-ever profile of women who have held high-level appointive
offices at the federal level analyzes data about all the women
and a sample of the men who served in high-level appointed
positions under President Jimmy Carter. Women who served in
selected positions on the president's and vice-president's
staffs are also included. (88 pages, Price $6)
Women Appointed
to State Government: A Comparison with All State Appointees
(1983) This study examines appointed state cabinet-level
officials. Based on data collected through telephone surveys,
it compares the first-ever national profile of women in state
cabinets to a profile of a sample of all appointees. (119 pages, Price
$6)
Women's
PACs (1983) This monograph is based on information gathered
at a meeting with representatives of fourteen political action
committees which solely or primarily support women candidates.
It describes some of the key questions faced by such groups,
and illustrates the varied ways in which they have answered
these questions. A current list of women's PACs is included
with each copy. (28 pages, Price $3)
Political
Women Tell What It Takes (1983) This report presents information
CAWP gathered at six consultations held with women public leaders
in 1981 and 1982. It focuses on the roles which political parties,
women's organizations, and individual women have played in
recruiting and supporting women candidates and appointees.
(37 pages, Price $3)
Getting
Women Appointed: New Jersey's Bipartisan Coalition (1984) This
monograph documents the formation and activities in 1981 and
1982 of New Jersey's Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appointments,
an ad hoc group organized after CAWP convened a meeting of
politically active women to discuss how to get more women appointed
to state-level posts. (20 pages, Price $3)
Elected
Women Organize: Statewide Associations (1986) This report
examines the status of statewide associations of elected women
in twelve states. The associations bring women together across
party lines and from all levels of office. (40 pages, Price
$3)
Elections
and the Politics of Reproduction: Implications for 1998 (1998) This
study focuses largely on two presidential elections: the
1996 race between prochoice President Bill Clinton (D) and
Senator Bob Dole (R) and, to a lesser extent, the 1992 presidential
race between prolife President George Bush (R) and prochoice
Governor Bill Clinton (D). It uses pre-election surveys of
national samples of likely voters in 1996 and 1992, interviews
with candidate and issue activists involved in the 1996 election,
and information gleaned from a variety of other sources to
provide some insight into the role that reproductive rights
and other cultural issues may play in the 1998 elections.
Abortion
Politics in State Elections: Comparisons Across States (1991) This
report analyzes the role of the abortion issue in four states'
gubernatorial elections: the 1989 New Jersey and Virginia races
(the first two states to hold election following the Supreme
Court's Webster decision) and the 1990 Michigan and Pennsylvania
races (two states which passed new abortion restrictions prior
to their 1990 elections.) Using survey and interview information
from voters, candidates, and activists, the report examines
similarities and differences among these states and discusses
the lessons that can be learned from these elections. The findings
have important implications for future elections. (94 pages, Price
$12)
Election
1989: The Abortion Issue in New Jersey and Virginia (1990) This
report contains findings from a study of the first two states
to hold gubernatorial and state legislative elections after
the Supreme Court's Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
decision. Using survey and interview data from voters, candidates
and activists, researchers at the Eagleton Institute of Politics
looked at how the abortion issue played a role in the two states'
elections. (183 pages, Price $12)
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Fact
Sheets about Women in Elective and Appointive Office CAWP
regularly publishes fact sheets about women in elective
and appointive office. These include current data (such as
the
number and percentage of women serving, state-by-state
rankings, and party breakdowns) as well as historical information
about
women officeholders. Besides a summary fact sheet about
women in elective office, CAWP issues fact sheets about women
in
the U.S. Congress, statewide elective offices, state legislatures,
legislative leadership, county governing boards, municipal
offices, state cabinets, the parties, and New Jersey government;
also available are fact sheets about women of color in
elective office, sex differences in voter turnout, and the
gender gap.
New fact sheets
are issued periodically. Fact sheets
available here (.pdf format).
(Free printed copies are available in limited quantities; call for information
about bulk rates)
Term
Limits and the Representation of Women (2001)
In
November, 1999 CAWP convened a meeting in New Brunswick, New Jersey
to examine preliminary data on the impact of term limits on women’s
representation and to explore how women might capitalize upon the
political opportunities created by term limits. CAWP invited representatives
from twelve states in which term limits have already become effective
(Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan,
Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, and South Dakota). This
monograph, authored by Mary Hawkesworth and Katherine E. Kleeman, reports
on the conference and on early findings about the impact of term
limits on women's representation. (24 pages, Price $8)
Women and
American Politics: A Research Agenda for the 21st Century (1996) While
a generation of activist effort and scholarly attention has
both improved the status of women in politics and augmented
our understanding of women's political behavior, many questions
remain unanswered and myriad issues have not been adequately
addressed. In April 1994, the Center for American Women and
Politics convened a group of 79 scholars, researchers, political
prac-titioners, and activists to help identify existing gaps
in our knowledge, discuss the reasons for the gaps, and imagine
the kinds of research projects needed to address unanswered
questions. Their discussions are summarized in this monograph.
It provides a guide for research on women's participation in
American politics to lead us into the next century and aims
to stimulate more inquiry by highlighting, for both researchers
and funders, major research needs in the study of women and
American politics. (29 pages, Price $8)
Equality
Deferred: Women Candidates for the New Jersey Assembly 1920-1993 (1994) This
report by Richard and Katheryne McCormick explores the history
of women's candidacies for the New Jersey Assembly and analyzes
some of the reasons for the past and current status of women
as office-seekers in the state. The monograph provides a thorough
record and a valuable appraisal; it identifies signs of hope
for the future as well as areas ripe for change. While highly
specific to New Jersey, the report points the way for studies
which could be conducted elsewhere. It provides a model which
should inspire researchers elsewhere to undertake similar efforts
to understand their own states and make recommendations for
progressive change. (49 pages, Price $8)
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The
following publications are no longer in print and may
not be available. For information, send an inquiry to cawp@rci.rutgers.edu.
In
the Running: The New Woman Candidate (1981) by
Ruth B. Mandel. This book describes the emergence
of women as candidates for elective office in the
United States in the 1970s. Using a journalistic
perspective, it analyzes the campaign experiences
of women who are running for federal, state, and
local offices across the country.
The
1992 Election and the Politics of Abortion: Lessons
from the Past, Implications for the Future (1993) This
report focuses on the race for President nationally
as well as elections in California for President,
U.S. Senate, and state assembly. It provides an
in-depth look at the effects of the abortion issue
on several election contests in order to explain
the role it played in the electoral process and
to speculate about what electoral politics may
hold for abortion policy and cultural politics
in the future. (92 pages)
Women
in Legislative Leadership: Report from a Conference
(1986) A report from CAWP's first conference
for women holding legislative leadership positions,
including committee chairs, held in November of 1985
in New Jersey. (73 pages)
Women
Candidates and Their Campaigns: A Bibliography (1985) Includes
listings on: general works on women candidates and
their campaigns; background and recruitment of women
candidates; voter reactions to women candidates;
public opinion and the gender gap; financing of women's
campaigns; and women's campaign organization and
decision-making. (22 pages)
Not
One of the Boys: A Discussion Guide (1985) The
discussion guide provides general background information
on women and politics and supplementary information
to accompany the film "Not One of the Boys" (1984).
The documentary examines the progress women are making
and the obstacles they are encountering after a decade
of increased involvement in political life. (23 pages)
Learning
to Lead: Public Leadership Education Programs for
Women (1984) A resource guide that tells how
ten women's colleges developed model programs to
teach women about politics and public leadership.
Issued by the Public Leadership Education Network
and distributed by CAWP. (36 pages)
Women
State Legislators: Report from a Conference (1982) A
report from CAWP's second conference for women state
legislators, held in June 1982 on Cape Cod under
a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
(102 pages)
Leaders
of Organizations of Women Public Officials: Report
from a Conference (1980) A report from CAWP's
1980 conference in Washington, D.C., attended by
seventy-five leaders representing over forty organizations
of women in politics and government. This conference
was conducted under a grant from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development. (31 pages)
Women
in Municipal Management: Choice, Challenge and Change
(1980) This report about research conducted under
a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development identifies and documents the routes of
opportunity, credentialing requirements, necessary
skills, barriers, and support systems related to
the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of women as
municipal managers. It also examines the relationship
between elected women and women administrators serving
in the same communities. (210 pages)
Women's
Organizations in the Public Service: Toward Agenda
Setting (1980) This report about research conducted
under a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development identifies organizations of
women public officials across the country and examines
their goals and agendas. It describes the founding
of these organization, their structures, their relationships
with parent organizations, their reasons for forming,
and their programs. (114 pages)
Lobbying
in New Jersey (1978) An instructional handbook
describing the process of lobbying within a state
legislative framework, listing available resources
necessary to plan and carry out an effective lobbying
campaign, and explaining the legal requirements surrounding
advocacy. (72 pages)
Report
of a Legislative Internship Program of the Women's
Caucus of the Maryland Legislature (1978) A detailed
account of an internship program in which college
students worked for the Women's Caucus of the Maryland
Legislature conducting research and tracking legislation
on women's issues. (56 pages)
Profile
of Women Holding Office II (1978) This report,
a reprint of the statistical essay from Women in
Public Office, Second Edition, examines the numbers,
personal characteristics, political backgrounds,
issue orientations, and ambitions of women in federal,
state, county, and local government in 1977. Inclusion
of a comparative sample of male officials and of
women former office-holders highlights this report.
(71 pages)
Women
in Public Office, Second Edition (1978) This
directory provides names, addresses and background
data about women public officeholders surveyed in
1977. A statistical essay and profile included in
the directory can also be ordered separately (see
above). (510 pages)
Profile
of Women Holding Office (1976) This report, a
reprint of the statistical essay from the first edition
of Women in Public Office, is the first-ever description
of the numbers, location, and characteristics of
women holding office at federal, state, county, and
local levels nationwide. (37 pages)
Voluntary
Participation Among Women in the United States: A
Selected Bibliography, 1950-1976 (1976) This
bibliography cites materials dealing with the nature
and extent of U.S. women's voluntary activities and
affiliations. (35 pages)
Women
State Legislators: Report from a Conference (1973) CAWP's
report from the first national conference of elected
women, held in the Poconos in 1972. (31 page)
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