Women and elective office : past, present, and future / edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomas, Sue, 1957- editor.

Wilcox, Clyde, 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in public life--United States.

Women in public life.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Women political candidates.

United States.

Women political candidates--United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 351 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Summary:

This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates and officeholders. It provides a comprehensive look at the history and status of women in elective office, their prospects for the future, and why women in elected office matter to American democracy. It features all-new essays and up-to-the-minute research by leading experts in the field, including the latest political trends and events such as Hillary Rodham Clinton's run for the presidency, women's representation on the state and local level, the diversity of women officeholders' experiences and circumstances, and female judges. Women and Elective Office is an essential guide to understanding the past, present, and future of women in all echelons of government. Book jacket.

Contents:

Women's underrepresentation in U.S. politics : the enduring gender gap in political ambition / Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox, and Gail Baitinger

Voter attitudes, behaviors, and women candidates / Timothy R. Lynch and Kathleen Dolan

The race for the presidency : Hillary Rodham Clinton / Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose

Hillary Rodham Clinton : a case study in the rhetoric of female political figures / Moana Vercoe, Randall Gonzalez, and Jean Reith Schroedel

Women and campaigns / Rebekah Herrick and Jeanette Morehouse Mendez

Conservative women run for office / Ronnee Schreiber

Different portraits, different leaders? Gender differences in U.S. senators' presentation of self / Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney

Female governors and gubernatorial candidates / Valerie R. O'Regan and Stephen J. Stambough

Representing women's interests in a polarized Congress / Michele L. Swers

Women state legislators : women's issues in partisan environments / Tracy Osborn and Rebecca Kreitzer

Entry-level politics? Women as candidates and elected officials at the local level / Laura Van Assendelft

Judicial women / Sally J. Kenney

Indelible effects : the impact of women of color in the U.S. Congress / Lisa Garcia Redolla, Katherine Tate, and Janelle Wong

Lesbian candidates and officeholders / Donald P. Haider-Markel and Chelsie Lynn Moore Bright

Trends in the geography of women in the U.S. state legislatures / Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox

Women in elective office worldwide : barriers and opportunities / Pippa Norris and Mona Lena Krook.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199328734

0199328730

OCLC:

845085553