Why Congress Needs Women

Michele A. Paludi, PhD, directs the human resource management certificate program at Union Graduate College where she is on the faculty in the School of Management. She is the author or editor of 50 college textbooks and more than 200 scholarly articles and conference presentations on sexual harassment, campus violence, psychology of women, gender, and discrimination.

• Series ForewordMichele A. PaludiAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMichele A. PaludiSenator Rebecca Latimer Felton1. Examining Partisan Men and Women's Issue Emphases from Campaigns to LegislationLindsey M. MeeksCongresswoman Jeannette Rankin2. A Truly Representative Political System Requires Women in CongressBreena E. CoatesSenator Margaret Chase Smith3. Women in Leadership: A Consideration of Lingering Challenges and Intriguing PossibilitiesJennifer L. Martin and Lori M. KumlerCongresswoman Shirley Chisholm4. Gabrielle Giffords: The Embodiment of Determination, Courage, and HopeKatherine A. Scott and Paula K. Lundberg-LoveCongresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers5. Women and LeadershipMelissa Alexander and William SchweinleSenator Nancy Landon Kassebaum6. Elizabeth Warren: The Voice of America's FutureFelicia L. Mirghassemi and Paula K. Lundberg-LoveCongresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen7. Evaluation of Female Leaders: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and DiscriminationSusan A. BasowCongresswoman Maxine Waters8. Social Stigma Faced by Female LeadersWhitney Botsford Morgan, Veronica L. Gilrane, Tracy C. McCausland, and Eden B. KingCongresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz9. Empowering Women Leaders to Rise above MicroaggressionsKevin L. Nadal, Vanessa Meterko, Vivian M. Vargas, and Michelle WidemanSenator Dianne Feinstein10. Social Psychological Perspectives on Discrimination against Women LeadersNicole L. Cundiff and Margaret S. StockdaleCongresswoman Nancy Pelosi11. Men's Perceptions of Women LeadersPatti J. Berg, William Schweinle, and Betty HulseCongresswoman Elise Stefanik12. "The Personal Is Political": From Personal Experiences with Sex Discrimination to Ensuring Equity for Girls and Women: Patsy Takemoto MinkMichele A. PaludiSenator Barbara Mikulski13. "It's a Small Wonder Why There Aren't More Women…": Carol Moseley Braun, the First African American Woman in the SenateMichele A. PaludiAppendix A: Organizations Dealing with Women, Leadership, and PoliticsAppendix B: National Resources: Campaign Trainings for WomenAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex