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Glass Walls and Glass Ceilings: Women's Representation in State and Municipal Bureaucracies
Glass Walls and Glass Ceilings Women's Representation in State and Municipal Bureaucracies Author:Margaret Reid, William Miller, Brinck Kerr Reid, Kerr, and Miller provide the first book-length, systematic national analysis of female representational patterns in state and municipal bureaucracies. They find that despite three decades of affirmative legislation, women remain underrepresented in the highest and best-paying positions in administrative and professional posts. These findin... more »gs are critical to the democratic legitimacy of public agencies at a time when trust in public institutions is low.« less