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Reveals why the US differs from comparable democracies that routinely elect far more women to their national governing bodies and chief executive positions. Explaining that equal rights alone do not ensure equal access to political office, this title shows that electoral gender parity also requires public policies that represent maternal traits.

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"The lack of female leadership in the United States is a serious puzzle. To solve it, this subtle and sophisticated book examines the very idea of the state and how the policies it enacts shape public attitudes that lead to the exclusion of women from national political office. The Motherless State fills a major gap in the literature on women and political leadership in the United States." - Ruth O'Brien, Graduate Center of the City University of New York"

The Motherless State

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    A Paperback / softback by Eileen McDonagh

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/05/2009
      ISBN13: 9780226514550, 978-0226514550
      ISBN10: 0226514552
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      Democracy Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reveals why the US differs from comparable democracies that routinely elect far more women to their national governing bodies and chief executive positions. Explaining that equal rights alone do not ensure equal access to political office, this title shows that electoral gender parity also requires public policies that represent maternal traits.

      Trade Review
      "The lack of female leadership in the United States is a serious puzzle. To solve it, this subtle and sophisticated book examines the very idea of the state and how the policies it enacts shape public attitudes that lead to the exclusion of women from national political office. The Motherless State fills a major gap in the literature on women and political leadership in the United States." - Ruth O'Brien, Graduate Center of the City University of New York"

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