Equity at the Intersection: Public Administration and the Study of Gender

Abstract

While gender has emerged as an important research subject, the development of a feminist theory has been slow. Th is paper calls for a commitment to the development of a feminist theory of public administration. As part of this development, the author argues that the fi eld also must embrace research focused on the intersection of multiple identity categories such as race and class.

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