{"product_id":"the-politics-of-the-pill-gender-framing-and-policymaking-in-the-battle-over-birth-control-paperback","title":"The Politics of the Pill: Gender, Framing, and Policymaking in the Battle Over Birth Control - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Vansickle-Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Wallsten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe announcement of a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of contraception as part of the Affordable Care Act sparked widespread political controversy. How did something that millions of American women use regularly become such a fraught political issue? In \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of the Pill\u003c\/em\u003e, Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten explore how gender has shaped contemporary debates over contraception policy in the U.S. Within historical context, they examine the impact that women and perceptions of gender roles had on media coverage, public opinion, policy formation, and legal interpretations from the deliberation of the Affordable Care Act in 2009 to the more recent Supreme Court rulings in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Zubic v. Burwell. Their central argument is that representation matters: who had a voice significantly impacted policy attitudes, deliberation and outcomes. While women's participation in the debate over birth control was limited by a lack of gender parity across institutions, women nevertheless shaped policy making on birth control in myriad and interconnected ways. Combining detailed analyses of media coverage and legislative records with data from public opinion surveys, survey experiments, elite interviews, and congressional testimony, \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of the Pill\u003c\/em\u003e tells a broader story of how gender matters in American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel VanSickle-Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Her research interests include public policy, public law, state politics, and gender and politics. She has published work on the politics of statutory language, gender and political ambition, and administrative law. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil is in the Details: Understanding the Causes of Policy Specificity and Ambiguity\u003c\/em\u003e (2014; winner, Herbert A. Simon Book Award), explores the impact of political and institutional fragmentation on policy wording, focusing on the dynamics of social policy construction in the states. She is a frequent commentator on KPCC's Take Two (Southern California Public Radio). Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eTalking Points Memo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e (The Monkey Cage), and \u003cem\u003eU.S. News and World Report\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Wallsten\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach and former President of the American Political Science Association's Section on Information Technology and Politics. He has published over 20 research articles in the areas of American elections, public opinion, political communication, social media and race and ethnic politics. Two of these articles have been acknowledged with awards by the American Political Science Association and, collectively, his papers have been cited in nearly 1,000 other published works. His research has been discussed in mainstream news outlets, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also appeared as a political analyst on television news programs such as ABC 7 News, Charter Local Edition and CSULB's Beach TV.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255339507814,"sku":"9780190675356","price":83.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/R3-8IpCZz99780190675356.webp?v=1773658386","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-politics-of-the-pill-gender-framing-and-policymaking-in-the-battle-over-birth-control-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}