Contact and control
Engagement and influence among women of color state agency heads
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6364666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew J Uttermark (0000-0002-0378-8986, Department of Public Administration Binghamton University Binghamton New York USA), Lauren A Dula (0000-0003-2615-4350, Department of Public Administration Binghamton University Binghamton New York USA), Francesca Bové (0000-0003-2872-5946, Community Research and Action Doctoral Program Binghamton University, College of Community and Public Affairs Binghamton New York USA), Kamryn Scott (Master of Public Administration Program Binghamton University Binghamton New York USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-322 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/puar.13689 |
| OpenAlex | W4381849058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 43 |
While scholarship is delving into the representation of women and people of color within the U.S. bureaucracy, less is known about these individuals' discretion within their roles. Using an intersectionality framework, this article explores the experiences of women of color in leadership roles within state government agencies, their communication with elected superiors, and perceptions of their own policy discretion and communication compared with White men and women, and men of color. Leveraging the American State Administrators Project, we find that women of color have less communication with elected officials and their staff but also perceive that they have less discretionary control over their departments. This article highlights that while women of color are increasing in leadership roles within state bureaucracies, disparities exist between women of color and their colleagues. We call attention to the disproportionate levels of oversight and discretion perceived by women of color
Agency (philosophy · Bureaucracy · Control (management · Discretion · Economics · Government (linguistics · Management · People of color · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Race (biology · Representation (politics · Scholarship · Sociology · State (computer science · White (mutation · Women of color · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
Progress Toward Increasing Women’s and Minorities’ Access to Top State Government Jobs
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Women and women of color in leadership
Sites of intersectional identity salience
Political Restraints and Bureaucratic Discretion
A supervisor like me
The Paradox of Rules
A Representative Bureaucracy? Women and Minority Executives in California Career Service
The American State Administrators Project
Reckoning With Race and Gender in Public Administration and Public Policy
Political Control, Bureaucratic Discretion, and Public Commenting on Agency Regulations
Diversity and leadership in a changing world
Diversity in Party Leadership in State Legislatures
Minorities and Women in State and Local Government
Gender and Organizational Rule Abidance
The Representativeness of State-Level Bureaucratic Leaders
Quantitative intersectionality
Justice in Black and Brown
Change and Continuity in State Administration
Integrating Delegation into the Policy Theory Literature
Retrospective Congressional Oversight and the Dynamics of Legislative Influence over the Bureaucracy
Supervisory Leadership at the Frontlines
Clerks or Kings? Partisan Alignment and Delegation to the US Bureaucracy
Institutional Logic and Street-Level Discretion
Structure and Discretion
Political Influence on the Bureaucracy
Measuring Citizen and Government Ideology in the American States, 1960-93
Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress
In our own backyard
Gender
Better Government Personnel
The subtle suspension of backlash
Lipstick and Logarithms
Women and work
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |