Women in Washington: Advocates for Public Policy (SAGE Yearbooks on Women and Politics Series)

By Irene Tinker

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803920709
• ISBN13: 9780803920705
• Release Date: October 1983
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.