Women in Washington
Advocates for Public Policy
1st Edition
Published on 23. December 1983
Book
Paperback/Softback
309 pages
978-0-8039-2070-5 (ISBN)
Description
The book synthesizes the successes and failures of two decades in the struggle to improve the lives of American women through the political process. Many of the contributors have worked in federal government, and they consider such areas as education, employment, law and business -- testifying to the wider social and political role that so-called 'women's issues' have played in shaping American society since the early 1960s. This book is destined to shape the agenda of the women's movement for the next generation.
'...the text is a wonderful resource for students of political science, organizational change, and women's studies.' -- Choice, May 1984
'Written in a lucid and jargon-free style, the book provides both the general reader and the professional with new information on much-studied issues such as the ERA...' -- Perspective
'...the text is a wonderful resource for students of political science, organizational change, and women's studies.' -- Choice, May 1984
'Written in a lucid and jargon-free style, the book provides both the general reader and the professional with new information on much-studied issues such as the ERA...' -- Perspective
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-2070-5 (9780803920705)
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Content
Irene Tinker Introduction
Two Decades of Influence Part One
The Federal Government Considers the Status of Women Esther Peterson The Kennedy Era
The President's Commission on the Status of Women Catherine East New Commissions Move the Issues Forward Part Two
Women Organize for Change Marguerite Rawalt Women Organize for the ERA Jane P Fleming Wider Opportunities for Women
Pioneering In the Search for Equal Employment Mary Ann Millsap Promoting Sex Equity in Education Arvonne S Fraser Insiders and Outsiders
Women in the Legislative and Political Arenas Joan M Goodin Working Women Inside and Out of Unions Julia Graham Lear Women's Health and Public Policy
1976-1982 Part Three
Women Develop Strategies for Influencing Policy Jane Beard and Marcia Greenberger Women and the Law Jane Roberts Chapman Policy Centers
An Essential Resource Fern S Ingersoll Former Congresswomen Look Back Ann Kolker Women Lobbying Part Four
Women Win Some, Lose Some
Case Studies Irene Tinker Women in Development Carol C Parr Women in the Military Nancy Felipe Russo and Marie M Cassidy Women in Science and Technology
Organizing for Equality June H Zeitlin Domestic Violence
Perspectives from Washington Anne S Kasper Women's Health and the FDA
A Case Study in Consumer Lobbying Virginia Littlejohn Women's Business Enterprise Part Five
Conclusion Irene Tinker Devising New Strategies for the Eighties and Beyond
Two Decades of Influence Part One
The Federal Government Considers the Status of Women Esther Peterson The Kennedy Era
The President's Commission on the Status of Women Catherine East New Commissions Move the Issues Forward Part Two
Women Organize for Change Marguerite Rawalt Women Organize for the ERA Jane P Fleming Wider Opportunities for Women
Pioneering In the Search for Equal Employment Mary Ann Millsap Promoting Sex Equity in Education Arvonne S Fraser Insiders and Outsiders
Women in the Legislative and Political Arenas Joan M Goodin Working Women Inside and Out of Unions Julia Graham Lear Women's Health and Public Policy
1976-1982 Part Three
Women Develop Strategies for Influencing Policy Jane Beard and Marcia Greenberger Women and the Law Jane Roberts Chapman Policy Centers
An Essential Resource Fern S Ingersoll Former Congresswomen Look Back Ann Kolker Women Lobbying Part Four
Women Win Some, Lose Some
Case Studies Irene Tinker Women in Development Carol C Parr Women in the Military Nancy Felipe Russo and Marie M Cassidy Women in Science and Technology
Organizing for Equality June H Zeitlin Domestic Violence
Perspectives from Washington Anne S Kasper Women's Health and the FDA
A Case Study in Consumer Lobbying Virginia Littlejohn Women's Business Enterprise Part Five
Conclusion Irene Tinker Devising New Strategies for the Eighties and Beyond