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In the decades since Latinas began to hold public office in the United States in the late 1950s, they have blazed new trails in public life, bringing fresh perspectives, leadership styles, and policy agendas to the business of governing cities, counties, states, and the nation. As of 2004, Latinas occupied 27.4 percent of the more than 6,000 elected and appointed local, state, and national positions filled by Hispanic officeholders. The greatest number of these Latina officeholders reside in Texas, where nearly six hundred women occupy posts from municipal offices, school boards, and county offices to seats in the Texas House and Senate. In this book, five Latina political scientists profile the women who have been the first Latinas to hold key elected and appointed positions in Texas government. Through interviews with each woman or her associates, the authors explore and theorize about Latina officeholders' political socialization, decision to run for office and obstacles overcome, leadership style, and representational roles and advocacy. The profiles begin with Irma Rangel, the first Latina elected to the Texas House of Representatives, and Judith Zaffirini and Leticia Van de Putte, the only two Latinas to serve in the Texas Senate. The authors also interview Lena Guerrero, the first and only Latina to serve in a statewide office; judges Linda Yanes, Alma Lopez, Elma Salinas Ender, Mary Roman, and Alicia Chacón; mayors Blanca Sanchez Vela (Brownsville), Betty Flores (Laredo), and Olivia Serna (Crystal City); and Latina city councilwomen from San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and Laredo.

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"Les femmes ont longtemps été absentes des positions de pouvoir en France. Depuis le vote de la loi sur la parité du 6 juin 2000, le nombre de femmes en politique est en constante augmentation. Les chiffres sont connus et largement commentés. Mais au-delà de l'aspect comptable, la parité change-t-elle vraiment la donne ? L'auteur mobilise résultats inédits et travaux de recherche parmi les plus récents menés en France et dans de nombreux pays pour livrer une analyse détaillée des conséquences de la parité en politique. En étudiant l'accès des femmes au pouvoir, la manière dont elles l'exercent et comment elles y sont perçues, il montre que la parité a apporté des progrès indéniables : les femmes élues sont plus nombreuses, mènent des politiques différentes et transforment notre perception du pouvoir. Néanmoins, certains acteurs politiques lui opposent toujours une résistance forte, qui a pour conséquence d'entraver la carrière des femmes et de les exclure du coeur du pouvoir. Ce livre explique pourquoi et propose des pistes pour améliorer la parité."--

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Politicians --- Women politicians --- Hommes politiques --- History --- Histoire