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Where women run : gender and party in the American states / Kira Sanbonmatsu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanbonmatsu, Kira, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Political activity--United States--States.
- Women.
- Women political candidates--United States--States.
- Women political candidates.
- Political parties--United States--States.
- Political parties.
- Representative government and representation--United States--States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Women--Political activity.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2006.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Why are certain states more likely to have female candidates and representatives? Would strengthening political parties narrow the national gender gap? Where Women Run addresses these important questions through a rare and incisive look at how candidates are recruited. Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, political scientist Kira Sanbonmatsu analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties' informal recruitment practices shape who runs-or doesn't run-for political office in America.
- Contents:
- Gender and representation
- Gender and candidacy : supply, demand, and political parties
- The recruitment and nomination practices of the political parties
- Candidate gender and electoral politics
- Barriers, opportunities, and the gendered path to office
- The pattern of women's representation across states
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 0472099345
- 0472069349
- 9780472099344
- 9780472069347
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.168630
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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