Gender in campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives / Barbara Burrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrell, Barbara C., 1947- author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

The CAWP series in gender and American politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. House--Elections.

United States.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women legislators--United States.

Women legislators.

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An in-depth study of women congressional candidates over the past two decades.

Contents:

Introduction

Women's campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives beyond the "year of the woman"

Men's and women's presence and performance in primary elections for the U.S. House

Winning in November : men's and women's performance in general elections for the U.S. house

Financing men's and women's campaigns for the U.S. House

Political parties, women's organizations, and the election of women to Congress

The victors : the men and women elected to the U.S. House

Gender, policy making, and leadership : descriptive and substantive representation

The 2012 election and summary ideas.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472120512

0472120514

9781322507477

1322507473

OCLC:

898476834

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.213944