Women and Regulation: Challenging the Status Quo

Are female food safety inspectors treated differently than men? What do women contribute to the creation and implementation of public policy in the United States? The editors of and contributors to Women in Regulation, all experts in public policy and public administration, analyze the role women (and stakeholders) play in bureaucracies in environmental, budgetary, and other sectors of the U.S. federal, state, and local governments, plus relevant examples from around the world.

Women in Regulation examines the impact of regulatory policy delegation, as well as the actors and processes involved in administrative rulemaking, compliance, and implementation. The book considers representative bureaucracy, organizational stereotypes, emotional labor, and advancement barriers to argue why studying women and regulation is of value. Regulatory case studies focus on topics ranging from water and energy to executive leadership. Chapters also include reflective exercises and prompts for classroom engagement that challenge readers to consider implications for regulatory policy in the future.

Amplifying the underheard voices in policy and implementation, Women in Regulation provides a more holistic picture of regulatory practices.

Contributors: Saman Afshan, Ashley English, Katherine Hoener, Nicole Humphrey, Ekaterina Levintova, Li-Yin Liu, Sean McCandless, Bruce D. McDonald III, Denise Scheberle, Natalie L. Smith, Manuel P. Teodoro, and the editors

Sara R. Rinfret is Professor and Director of Public Administration at Northern Arizona University. She is the coauthor of several books, including The Lilliputians of Environmental Regulation; The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy, 5th Edition; Public Policy: A Concise Introduction; Who Really Makes Environmental Policy?: Creating and Implementing Environmental Rules and Regulations (Temple); and Street Level Public Servants: Case Studies for a New Generation of Public Administration.

Michelle C. Pautz is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton. She has published more than ten books, including Civil Servants on the Silver Screen, U.S. Environmental Policy in Action, and Public Policy: A Concise Introduction.