{"product_id":"all-roads-lead-to-power-the-appointed-and-elected-paths-to-public-office-for-us-women-9780700627868","title":"All Roads Lead to Power: The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for Us Women","description":"Speaking of cabinet appointments he'd made as governor, presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously spoke of having \"whole binders full of women\" to consider. The line was much mocked; and yet, Kaitlin Sidorsky suggests, it raises a point long overlooked in discussions of the gender gap in politics: many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office. Analyzing an original survey of political appointments at all levels of state government, \u003ci\u003eAll Roads Lead to Power\u003c\/i\u003e offers an expanded, more nuanced view of women in politics. This book also questions the manner in which political ambition, particularly among women, is typically studied and understood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a deep comparative analysis of appointed and elected state positions, \u003ci\u003eAll Roads Lead to Power\u003c\/i\u003e highlights how the differences between being appointed or elected explain why so many more women serve in appointed offices. These women, Sidorsky finds, are not always victims of a much-cited lack of self-confidence or ambition, or of a biased political sphere. More often, they make a conscious decision to enter politics through what they believe is a far less partisan and negative entry point. Furthermore, Sidorsky's research reveals that many women end up in political appointments--at all levels--not because they are ambitious to hold public office, but because the work connects with their personal lives or careers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its groundbreaking research and insights into the ambitions, recruitment, and motivations of appointed officials, Sidorsky's work broadens our conception of political representation and alters our understanding of how and why women pursue and achieve political power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaitlin Sidorsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700627868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSidorsky, Kaitlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kaitlin Sidorsky is assistant professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePolitical Research Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40876086689907,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_146fc476-2b47-44f8-87c3-32855c8ec0a6.jpg?v=1688827595","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/all-roads-lead-to-power-the-appointed-and-elected-paths-to-public-office-for-us-women-9780700627868","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}