Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S. (eBook)

An Intersectional Approach

Nadia E. Brown, Christopher J. Clark, Anna Mitchell Mahoney (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
120 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-1-000-64525-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book focuses on women of color political elites in the United States in varying levels of office and non-elected positions. In recent years increased attention has been paid to the role that women of color play in U.S. politics. These actors bring different priorities to office and also have to navigate not only sexism, but also barriers due to their racial or ethnic identity among other politically salient identities such as sexual orientation, nativity, immigration status, religiosity and ability. The chapters in this volume employ a variety of methods better understand to how ethno-racial minority women navigate the U.S. political system. This book uses an intersectional approach to understanding the opportunities and challenges that women of color political elites face in American politics.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-000-64525-8 / 1000645258
• ISBN-13: 978-1-000-64525-5 / 9781000645255