A maternal brand of environmentalism: Carol Browner’s gendered leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency

Snyder, B. and Oliva, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-5203 (2022) A maternal brand of environmentalism: Carol Browner’s gendered leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency. Journal of Women's History, 34 (4). pp. 101-124. ISSN 1527-2036 doi: 10.1353/jowh.2022.0038

Abstract/Summary

In looking at Carol Browner's leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency, this article draws on insights from the literature on women and executive politics, women and the environment, and environmental policy and decision-making, bridging these fields of study to explore the height of US executive environmental politics through a gendered lens. It examines whether Browner articulated a feminist analysis of environmental issues and whether her life experiences differed from those of the men who previously dominated environmental politics, and if those translated into distinctive concerns and policies. Focusing on a selection of Browner's key environmental priorities and initiatives, this article ultimately assesses the impact she had on the development of environmental policy in the United States.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/88049
Identification Number/DOI	10.1353/jowh.2022.0038
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > History
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
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