▪ Abstract The examination of feminist research on political representation, public policy, and
political institutions indicates that a shift in emphasis from the dichotomous variable of sex to …

It was not long after the election of a record number of women to the House of Commons in
1997 that the backlash began. The criticism was all-encompassing: they wore the wrong …

Feminist scholars of public administration have critiqued the dominance of masculine
imagery in public administration theory and practice. However, public service motivation is …

Until recently, the study of legislative leadership has been the study of men. Scholars have
taught students that legislative leadership is transactional, a kind of competitive bargaining …

While women have succeeded in promoting a feminist agenda in some parliaments, the
international research shows that this is not always possible, and accordingly, not a realistic …

Are presidential cabinets gendered institutions? This important question has been ignored
for Latin America to date. In this article, the authors propose four benchmarks for evaluating …

One hundred and one Labour women MPs were returned to the House of Commons at the
1997 general election. Constituting 24 per cent of the Parliamentary Labour Party, they …

Employing a discourse analytical approach this book focuses on the under-researched
strategy of humour to illustrate how discursive performances of leadership are influenced by …

Though parity is still rare, presidential cabinets contain more women than ever before. Who
are these women and what types of political capital resources do they bring to the …

An inside look into why Millennials are rejecting careers in politics, and what this means for
the future of America's political system Millennials are often publically criticized for being …