Bonnie Stabile is associate professor and associate dean of student and academic affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA.Aubrey Leigh Grant is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Commander in Chief and the Bully Pulpit3. The Campus Context: Proving Ground for Power4. Who's Holding Court? A Tale of Two Justices5. Congressional Culpability and Legislative Legacy6. EpilogueIndex

We cannot achieve gender equality without first understanding the drivers of politics and policy influencing women's representation. Stabile and Grant offer critical insights into the ways in which sexual assault and harassment are permitted to permeate political structures—and to repress women's leadership. Women, Power, and Rape Culture is recommended reading for everyone working to advance women's participation in positions of power.

Bonnie Stabile is associate professor and associate dean of student and academic affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA.Aubrey Leigh Grant is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Commander in Chief and the Bully Pulpit3. The Campus Context: Proving Ground for Power4. Who's Holding Court? A Tale of Two Justices5. Congressional Culpability and Legislative Legacy6. EpilogueIndex

We cannot achieve gender equality without first understanding the drivers of politics and policy influencing women's representation. Stabile and Grant offer critical insights into the ways in which sexual assault and harassment are permitted to permeate political structures—and to repress women's leadership. Women, Power, and Rape Culture is recommended reading for everyone working to advance women's participation in positions of power.

Bonnie Stabile is associate professor and associate dean of student and academic affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA.Aubrey Leigh Grant is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, USA.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Commander in Chief and the Bully Pulpit3. The Campus Context: Proving Ground for Power4. Who's Holding Court? A Tale of Two Justices5. Congressional Culpability and Legislative Legacy6. EpilogueIndex

We cannot achieve gender equality without first understanding the drivers of politics and policy influencing women's representation. Stabile and Grant offer critical insights into the ways in which sexual assault and harassment are permitted to permeate political structures—and to repress women's leadership. Women, Power, and Rape Culture is recommended reading for everyone working to advance women's participation in positions of power.