Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-410) and index.

Removing rose colored glasses : examining theories of social capital through a gendered lens / Elisabeth Gidengil and Brenda O'Neill -- Just communities : social capital, gender and culture / Barbara Arneil -- The gender gap reversed : political consumerism as a women-friendly form of civic and political engagement / Dietlind Stolle and Michele Micheletti -- Gendering social capital : bowling in women's leagues? / Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart -- Acting from the heart : values, social capital, and women's involvement in interfaith and environmental organizations / Amy Caiazza and Barbara Gault -- Conceptualizing social capital in relation to children and young people : is it different for girls? / Virginia Morrow -- Gender, social capital, and politics / Virginia Sapiro -- Canadian women's religious volunteerism : compassion, connections, and comparisons / Brenda O'Neill -- It's not what you've got, but what you do with it : women, social capital, and political participation / Vivien Lowndes -- Gender, knowledge, and social capital / Elisabeth Gidengil ... [et al.] -- Gender-role orientations and the conversion of social capital into political engagement / Joanna Everitt -- Persuasion and perception : new models of network effects on gendered issues / Bonnie Erickson -- Changing agendas : the impact of feminism on American politics / Kristin A. Goss and Theda Skocpol -- Are women legislators accountable to women? : the complementary roles of feminist identity and women's organizations / Susan J. Carroll -- Gender, social capital, and political engagement : findings and future directions / Elisabeth Gidengil and Brenda O'Neill.