Are women in presidential cabinets new political players or do they adopt the same strategies as the men who traditionally run government? Once in office, are they treated equally and are they as effective as their male counterparts? Using data from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and the US, Women in Presidential Cabinets provides evidence of gender integration.
With this book, Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson offer a much needed study of women in cabinet. The book goes well beyond the usual story of why fewer women than men get a seat at the cabinet table, and explores whether gender shapes career trajectories in cabinet, reasons for exiting cabinets, and level of legislative activity. Their findings reveal much about where women have made gains, and where progress has been slower. The book will be
essential reading for gender scholars as well as those studying cabinets and executive.
