Research Catalog

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Description

1. ix, 164 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. Gender Images In Public Administration is a ground-breaking examination of how widely-held ideas about masculinity and femininity shape current images of the American public administrator. By examining current theories in the practice of public administration, Stivers describes how the various images of the public administrator, such as the professional expert, the visionary leader, the guardian, and the citizen, not only possess traditional masculine features but confer privileges on men and pose practical dilemmas for women. The author concludes with suggestions about how feminist thinking might help reduce gender bias in current theory and practice. Faculty in public administration who wish to introduce students to this unique perspective of the field will find this work a valuable resource, as will all public administration professionals who must struggle daily with gender and leadership issues.

Subject

1. Women in public life > United States
2. Women in the civil service > United States
3. Sex role > United States
4. Public administration > United States
5. Gender identity
6. Gender Identity
7. sex role
8. Gender identity
9. Public administration
10. Sex role
11. Women in public life
12. Women in the civil service
13. Frau
14. Geschlechterrolle
15. Verwaltung
16. Öffentlicher Dienst
17. Openbaar bestuur
18. Vrouwendiscriminatie
19. Hoger personeel
20. Sekserol
21. United States
22. USA

Contents

1. Gender and Public Administration -- "On Tap But Not on Top": Women in the Administrative State -- Women in Public Service -- Women's Organizational Reality -- Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls -- Who's Minding the Kids? -- Women and the Administrative State -- "Sharpening a Knife Cleverly": The Dilemma of Expertise -- Objective Expertise -- Professional Autonomy -- The Hierarchy of Expertise -- Brotherhood -- Professionalism and Women -- "Look Like a Lady, Act Like a Man": The Dilemma of Leadership -- A Portrait of the Leader -- Women Leaders -- Leadership and Public Administration -- The Hero Factory: The Dilemma of Virtue -- Virtue -- The Guardian -- The Seeker After Fame and Honor -- The Hero -- The Citizen -- From the Ground(s) Up: Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State -- True Womanhood -- Becoming Businesslike -- Shaping the Administrative State -- The Gender of Reform -- Paths Toward Change -- Toward a Feminist Theory of Public Administration -- New Images in Public Administration -- Feminist Practical Wisdom.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-156) and index.