All roads lead to power: appointed and elected paths to public office for US women

Reconceptualizing women and public service

The men and women in elected and appointed office at the state level

You should be appointed : political recruitment for state-level appointed officials

Why hold public office? : appointed officials' motivations to hold public office

Where do I go from here? : the political ambitions of appointed officeholders

Considering the other pathway : appointed officials' interest in elected office

A different perspective : recruitment, motivations, and ambitions of state elected officials

How to be the nonpolitical public servant

Appendix A: State Political Pathways Surveys-Appendix B: Appointed and Elected Official Interview Transcripts

Appendix C: Coding of Variables

Appendix D: Supplemental Table for Chapter

Selected Bibliography

Index.