Gendered jobs and local leaders: women, work, and the pipeline to local political office
Auteur :
Bernhard, Rachel / Holman, Mirya R.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009482851
Date de publication :
6 mars 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,5 cm
Poids :
178 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Men from business are overrepresented in local politics in the United States. The authors propose a theory of gendered occupations and ambition: the jobs people hold—and the gender composition of those jobs-shape political ambition and candidate success. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.