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100			_aUttermark, Matthew J. et al _953571
245			_aContact and control: Engagement and influence among women of color state agency heads
260			_aPublic Administration Review
300			_a84(2), Mar-Apr, 2024: p.308-322
520			_aWhile scholarship is delving into the representation of women and people of color within the U.S. bureaucracy, less is known about these individuals' discretion within their roles. Using an intersectionality framework, this article explores the experiences of women of color in leadership roles within state government agencies, their communication with elected superiors, and perceptions of their own policy discretion and communication compared with White men and women, and men of color. Leveraging the American State Administrators Project, we find that women of color have less communication with elected officials and their staff but also perceive that they have less discretionary control over their departments. This article highlights that while women of color are increasing in leadership roles within state bureaucracies, disparities exist between women of color and their colleagues. We call attention to the disproportionate levels of oversight and discretion perceived by women of color.- Reproduced https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.13689
650			_aIntersectionality, women of color, U.S. bureaucracy, state government agencies, leadership roles, policy discretion, elected officials, communication disparities, American State Administrators Project, oversight, representation, disparities in discretion _953572
773			_aPublic Administration Review
906			_aBUREAUCRACY
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