Women and politics the pursuit of equality

• Main Author: Ford, Lynne E.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Houghton Mifflin 2006
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Series: New directions in political behavior
• Subjects: Women's rights; Women in politics
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• Physical Description: xviii, 363 pages illustration 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0618371346

Women and Politics examines the pursuit of gender equality from two viewpoints: the legal equality doctrine, which emphasizes gender neutrality, and the fairness doctrine, which recognizes differences between men and women. In-depth analysis and clear presentation of theory and history helps students to think critically about gender and about the challenges faced by women in the past and present. Extensive coverage of diversity among women and consistent attention to the intersections of race, class, and gender are integral to the text's main theme.