Women and Power on Capitol Hill : : Reconstructing the Congressional Women's Caucus / / Irwin N. Gertzog.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Gertzog, Irwin N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (197 p.)

The Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues (CCWI) was the most effective bipartisan organization in the House—until changes wrought by the "Republican revolution" of 1994 threatened its very survival. Irwin Gertzog analyzes the origin, development, and influence of the CCWI and explores how the women associated with it have emerged from near oblivion to reassert their role in the legislative process. Assessing the caucus within the contexts of legislative decisionmaking, competing policy agendas, partisan politics, and legislative-presidential relations, Gertzog demonstrates that it has evolved and survived despite substantial challenges to its integrity and mission. Although the definition of "women's issues" has changed significantly since 1977, he concludes, the CCWI continues to coalesce around strategic policy goals, thus ensuring its enduring niche in the legislative power structure.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Before and After the "Republican Revolution" -- 1 Origin and Early Years: 1977-1981 -- 2 Transformation and Growth: 1982-1992 -- 3 Before the "Republican Revolution": 1993-1994 -- 4 The Republicans Take Control: 1995-1996 -- 5 Coping with Change: 1995-1996 -- 6 Reclaiming the Initiative: 1997-1998 -- 7 Congresswomen and the New Millennium: The Future of the Caucus -- List of Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book