Measuring Women-Friendly Policy in the American States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly B Cowell-Meyers (0000-0002-4422-5821, American University), Laura Langbein (0000-0003-3899-1543, American University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-185 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1554477x.2013.776392 |
| OpenAlex | W2035297681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
Scholars and advocates frequently rank the American states in terms of the favorability of their policy positions on a range of issues, including “women-friendliness.” We examine if this is an identifiable dimension among 32 policies selected by women's interest organizations as important “women-friendly” planks and adopted by 50 states. We identify 8 policies that cohere empirically in the adoption pattern of states. Our list suggests that if women-friendly policy has a coherent theoretical meaning, its focus is on women's self-determination, and not on family and children, or even equity in the workplace
Dimension (graph theory · Equity (law · Family-friendly · Gender equity · Meaning (existential · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |