The Best-Kept Secret: Women Corporate Lobbyists, Policy, and Power in the United States None Edition Contributor(s): Benoit, Denise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813540666 ISBN-13: 9780813540665 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Business & Economics | Government & Business - Business & Economics | Women In Business |
Dewey: 328.730 |
LCCN: 2006031258 |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.62" W x 8.38" (0.53 lbs) 166 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Finalist for the 2008 Association for Humanist Sociology Book of the Year Award From lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff, to corporate executives, like Enron's Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, recent scandals dealing with politics and government have focused only on men at the top. But do these high-profile men accurately represent the gendered make up of corporate-government in the United States? In this first in-depth look at the changing face of corporate lobbying, Denise Benoit shows how women who have historically worked mostly in policy areas relating to "women's issues" such as welfare, family, and health have become increasingly influential as corporate lobbyists, specializing in what used to be considered "masculine" policy, such as taxes and defense. Benoit finds that this new crop of female lobbyists mobilize both masculinity and femininity in ways that create and maintain trusting, open, and strong relations with those in government, and at the same time help corporations to save and earn billions of dollars. While the media focuses on the dubious behaviors of men at the top of business and government, this book shows that female corporate lobbyists are indeed one of the best kept secrets in Washington. |