Providing for the Common Defense: An Analysis of the Impact of Stereotypes Related to Gender and Military Experience on Defense Policymaking in the Senate.

Authors :: Swers, Michele
Source :: Conference Papers -- Midwestern Political Science Association. 2006 Annual Meeting, p1-37. 0p. 7 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Post-9/11, women are viewed as disadvantaged in an electoral environment that emphasizes national security. I analyze bill sponsorship of defense policy proposals to test popular assumptions about women's policy expertise. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *GOVERNMENT policy
*NATIONAL security
*MILITARY policy
*COUNTERTERRORISM
*ELECTIONS

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