POLS 2375 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nancy Pelosi
15 Jul 2019
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Chapter 1: introduction to women, power and politics. Women in political power: a historical perspective: fdr (1933) appointed a woman as secretary of labor and dwight eisenhower (1941) appointed a woman as secretary of health but the next woman wasn"t chosen until 1975 with. 19. 4% of the current congress and 25% of the state legislator is female. Only 1 woman has held a top leadership position within congress (nancy. Pelosi): factors that continue to restrict political leadership opportunities for women: the sexual division of labor, work structures and sex-role expectations, ambivalence about women exercising power, and negative media portrayals of women leaders. Studying women and politics: women"s studies began out of a women"s movement in the late 1960"s.
