Michele L. Swers is associate professor of American government at Georgetown University. She is the author of The Difference Women Make, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

"With Women in the Club, Michele L. Swers offers the first book-length analysis of the role of gender in the US Senate. Gender differences, she shows, are deeply and pervasively shaped by party politics, with gender affecting senators' activism across a range of policy issues, including women's rights, social welfare, and defense." (Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland)"

Michele L. Swers is associate professor of American government at Georgetown University. She is the author of The Difference Women Make, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

"With Women in the Club, Michele L. Swers offers the first book-length analysis of the role of gender in the US Senate. Gender differences, she shows, are deeply and pervasively shaped by party politics, with gender affecting senators' activism across a range of policy issues, including women's rights, social welfare, and defense." (Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland)"

Michele L. Swers is associate professor of American government at Georgetown University. She is the author of The Difference Women Make, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

"With Women in the Club, Michele L. Swers offers the first book-length analysis of the role of gender in the US Senate. Gender differences, she shows, are deeply and pervasively shaped by party politics, with gender affecting senators' activism across a range of policy issues, including women's rights, social welfare, and defense." (Frances E. Lee, University of Maryland)"