Gender and American politics: women, men, and the political process

Introduction: gender, sex, and American political life / Jyl J. Josephson and Sue Tolleson-Rinehart

Political behavior. Gender and political knowledge / Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter

Gender and political participation / M. Margaret Conway

A tougher road for women? Assessing the role of gender in congressional elections / Pamela Fiber and Richard L. Fox

Are moral voices gendered? Care, rights, and autonomy in reproductive decision making / Eric Plutzer

Public policy. Gender and U.S. foreign policy: hegemonic masculinity, the war in Iraq, and the UN-doing of world order / Janie Leatherman

Gendering policy debates: welfare reform, abortion regulation, and trafficking / Dorothy E. Mcbride

Gender, social construction, and policies for low-income men and women / Jyl J. Josephson

"Women get sicker; men die quicker": gender, health politics, and health policy / Sue Tolleson-Rinehart

Institutions. Cabinet nominations in the William J. Clinton and George W. Bush administrations: gender, change, and representation / Maryanne Borrelli

Gender and the federal judiciary / Susan Gluck Mezey

Cracking the glass ceiling: the status, significance, and prospects of women in legislative office / Sue Thomas

Gender bias? Media coverage of women and men in congress / David Niven

Conclusion: gender and the future of American political life / Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jyl J. Josephson.