Gender images in public administration : legitimacy and the administrative state
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Gender images in public administration : legitimacy and the administrative state
Sage Publications, c1993
- : cloth
- : paper
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-156) and index
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Description
For the first time the key issues in public management are connected with the attitudes and concerns of the women's movement. Stivers describes how the various images of the public manager, such as the professional expert and the visionary leader, not only possess traditional masculine features but confer privileges on men and pose practical dilemmas for women. The author also suggests how feminist thinking might help reduce gender bias in current theory and practice.
Table of Contents
Gender Dilemmas and the Quest for Legitimacy in Public Administration
`On Tap But Not On Top'
Women in the Administrative State
`Sharpening a Knife Cleverly'
The Dilemma of Expertise
`Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Man'
The Dilemma of Leadership
The Hero Factory
The Dilemma of Virtue
From the Ground(s) Up
Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State
Windows of Vulnerability, Paths of Change
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