CRACKED CEILINGS, FIRMER FLOORS, AND WEAKENING WALLS: TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN GENDER REPRESENTATION AMONG EXECUTIVES LEADING AMERICAN STATE AGENCIES, 1970-2000

BOWLING, CYNTHIA J.; KELLEHER, CHRISTINE A.; JONES, JENNIFER; WRIGHT, DEIL S.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 6/2006, pág. 823 a 836

1. DATA SETS, GENDER FOCUS, AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS. 2. ENHANCED GENDER OPPORTUNITIES: THE GROWTH OF STATE AGENCIES. 3. PASSIVE REPRESENTATIVENESS: ATTRIBUTES OF STATE AGENCY HEADS. 4. TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ACTIVE REPRESENTATION. 5. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS.