Gender in campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives
By: Barbara Burrell
Series: The CAWP series in gender and American politics; CAWP series in gender and American politics
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780472072316; 9780472052318
Subjects: Politics and government; United States; United States. Congress. House; Political campaigns; Women legislators; Elections; Political activity; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Women's campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives beyond the "year of the woman"; title: Men's and women's presence and performance in primary elections for the U.S. House; title: Winning in November : men's and women's performance in general elections for the U.S. house; title: Financing men's and women's campaigns for the U.S. House; title: Political parties, women's organizations, and the election of women to Congress; title: The victors : the men and women elected to the U.S. House; title: Gender, policy making, and leadership : descriptive and substantive representation; title: The 2012 election and summary ideas.