Beschreibung:
Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this much-anticipated Second Edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration, looking at issues of status, power, leadership, legitimacy and change. The author examines the extent of women's historical progress as public employees, their current status in federal, state, and local governments, the peculiar nature of the organizational reality they experience, and women's place in society at large as it is shaped by government.
PrefaceChapter 1 Gender and Public AdministrationChapter 2 "On Tap But Not on Top": Women in the Administrative StateChapter 3 "Sharpening a Knife Cleverly": The Dilemma of ExpertiseChapter 4 "Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Man": The Dilemma of LeadershipChapter 5 The Hero Factory: The Dilemma of VirtueChapter 6 From the Ground(s) Up: Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State Chapter 7 Paths Toward ChangeReferencesIndexAbout the Author