Voting for women : how the public evaluates women candidates / Kathleen A. Dolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dolan, Kathleen A.

Series:

Dilemmas in American politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women political candidates--United States.

Women political candidates.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2004]

Contents:

1 Voters and Women Candidates 1

The Potential Role of Candidate Sex in Elections 5

The Important Role of Stereotypes 7

Evidence of the Impact of Candidate Sex 10

Why Might People Vote for Women Candidates? 12

Moving Beyond Hypotheticals: The National Election Study 18

Chapter Plans 19

2 A Brief History of Women in U.S. Elections 27

A History of Women Candidates in the U.S. 30

Public Attitudes on Women in Politics 42

Changes Among Women Bring Changes for Women Candidates 46

Structural Barriers 48

3 Evaluations of Women Candidates 57

Stereotypes 59

Evaluations of Women Candidates for Congress, 1990-2000 67

4 Who Votes for Women Candidates? Voter Demographics 87

Influences on Congressional Vote Choice 89

Demographic Influences on Voting for Women Candidates 92

A First Look at Support for Women

The General Social Survey 95

Examining Real-World Elections: The National Election Study 98

1992 and 1994 106

5 Why Vote for Women Candidates? The Role of Issues 113

The Role of Issues in Vote Choice 115

Issues and Voting for Women 119

6 The Role of the Electoral Environment 131

Gendered Information in the Electoral Environment 137

Demographics, Issues, and Context 142

7 Conclusions: The Role of Candidate Sex in American Elections 151

Major Findings 154.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.

ISBN:

0813341051

081339841X

OCLC:

52153828