Where women run
Subtitle: gender and party in the American states
By: Kira Sanbonmatsu.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780472099344; 9780472069347
Subjects: Women in politics -- United States -- States; Women political candidates -- United States -- States; Political parties -- United States -- States; Representative government and representation -- United States -- States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender and representation; title: Gender and candidacy : supply, demand, and political parties; title: The recruitment and nomination practices of the political parties; title: Candidate gender and electoral politics; title: Barriers, opportunities, and the gendered path to office; title: The pattern of women's representation across states; title: Conclusion.