Women and elective office
Subtitle: past, present, and future
By: edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox
Edition: Third edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780199328734
Subjects: Women in public life; Women political candidates; Women in politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Women's underrepresentation in U.S. politics : the enduring gender gap in political ambition / Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox, and Gail Baitinger; title: Voter attitudes, behaviors, and women candidates / Timothy R. Lynch and Kathleen Dolan; title: The race for the presidency : Hillary Rodham Clinton / Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose; title: Hillary Rodham Clinton : a case study in the rhetoric of female political figures / Moana Vercoe, Randall Gonzalez, and Jean Reith Schroedel; title: Women and campaigns / Rebekah Herrick and Jeanette Morehouse Mendez; title: Conservative women run for office / Ronnee Schreiber; title: Different portraits, different leaders? Gender differences in U.S. senators' presentation of self / Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney; title: Female governors and gubernatorial candidates / Valerie R. O'Regan and Stephen J. Stambough; title: Representing women's interests in a polarized Congress / Michele L. Swers; title: Women state legislators : women's issues in partisan environments / Tracy Osborn and Rebecca Kreitzer; title: Entry-level politics? Women as candidates and elected officials at the local level / Laura Van Assendelft; title: Judicial women / Sally J. Kenney; title: Indelible effects : the impact of women of color in the U.S. Congress / Lisa Garcia Redolla, Katherine Tate, and Janelle Wong; title: Lesbian candidates and officeholders / Donald P. Haider-Markel and Chelsie Lynn Moore Bright; title: Trends in the geography of women in the U.S. state legislatures / Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox; title: Women in elective office worldwide : barriers and opportunities / Pippa Norris and Mona Lena Krook.