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Lechtman, Zohar. "Gendering Chicago Politics: Institutionalization and Legitimization of Power Positions for Women" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2008-10-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22799_index.html>

Lechtman, Z. , 2005-08-12 "Gendering Chicago Politics: Institutionalization and Legitimization of Power Positions for Women" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2008-10-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22799_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Women�s representation has more than tripled in the last thirty years across the United States, and even more so when individual states and cities are considered. Typically, the discussion regarding women and politics revolves around the obstacles facing women in the political arena. The change in the last thirty years suggests that there is a room to consider the opposite question: how women move from an outsider status to become part of the political arena, and what is the effect of this transformation on politics and its masculinity. This paper suggests that an account for this process should take into consideration the heterogeneity of the political area, and the role of organizational structures in the analysis. Specifically, building on the contribution of organizational theory and gender analysis, it is suggested that civic activism and the legitimacy of civic activism in particular political communities builds the grounds for change in gender relations in politics. Using one municipal system as a case study, this paper shows that legitimacy for women�s political power is not distributed evenly across the political system but instead, embedded in the intersection between local political discourses and community structure. Further directions for investigation are discussed.

Expanding Categorization at the Intersection of Race and Gender: "Women of Color" as a Political Category for African American, Latina, Asian American, and American Indian Women

Political Parties, Women's Groups and the Recruitment and Advancement of Women Candidates for Elective Office