Women and Elective Office: Past, Present, and Future / Edition 3

by Sue Thomas, Clyde Wilcox

Overview

This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates and officeholders. It provides a comprehensive look at 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199328734
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/30/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Sue Thomas is Senior Research Scientist and Director of PIRE-Santa Cruz.

Clyde Wilcox is a professor in the Government Department at Georgetown.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
Sue Thomas
2. Women's Under-Representation in U.S. Politics: The Enduring Gender Gap in Political Ambition
Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox, and Gail Baitinger
3. Voter Attitudes, Behaviors, and Women Candidates
Timothy R. Lynch and Kathleen Dolan
4. The Race for the Presidency: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose
5. Hillary Rodham-Clinton: A Case Study in the Rhetoric of Female Political Figures
Moana Vercoe, Randall Gonzalez, and Jean Reith Schroedel
6. Women and Campaigns
Rebekah Herrick and Jeanette Morehouse Mendez
7. Conservative Women Run for Office
Ronnee Schreiber
8. Different Portraits, Different Leaders? Gender Differencesin U.S. Senators' Presentationof Self
Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney
9. Female Governors and Gubernatorial Candidates
Valerie R. O'Regan and Stephen J.Stambough
10. Representing Women's Interests in a Polarized Congress
Michele L. Swers
11. Women State Legislators:Women's Issues in Partisan Environments
Tracy Osborn and Rebecca Kreitzer
12. Entry Level Politics? Women as Candidates and Elected Officials at the Local Level
Laura van Assendelft
13. Judicial Women
Sally J. Kenney
14. Woman of Color Candidates and Officeholders
Lisa Garcia Bedolla, Katherine Tate, and Janelle Wong
15. Lesbian Candidates and Officeholders
Donald P. Haider-Markel and Chelsie Lynn Moore Bright
16. The Geography of Women
Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox
17. Women in Elective Office Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities
Pippa Norris and Mona Lena Krook

Editorial Reviews

"Women and Elective Office provides an accessible overview of cutting-edge research on women candidates and officeholders through informative essays written by leading scholars in the field of women and politics. This volume is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and activists wishing to stay up-to-date with scholarship and developments related to women in elective office at all levels of government in the United States." —Susan J. Carroll, Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

"Top-notch research made accessible. Impressive in its breadth and depth, a must-have for scholars, students, and anyone interested in campaigns. Everything you need to know about women and elections." —Barbara Palmer, Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Women and Politics of Ohio

"Women and Elective Office balances breadth and depth in its subject matter, sophistication and accessibility in its analysis. It is an outstanding edited collection, sure to stimulate debate in the classroom and on the printed page." —MaryAnne Borrelli, Professor of Government, Connecticut College

"Thomas and Wilcox do it even better in this new, up to date analysis of key issues in the study of women and politics. Bringing us the latest work by top scholars, these chapters are feasts of information and analysis. Beginning with issues of political ambition, women's contributions at all levels of involvement whether as candidates, elected or appointed officials, and chapters tackling several issues surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton's past and future role in politics, this book is a must on any women and politics reading list for students, scholars, and activists." —Karen O'Connor, Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science Department of Government, American University

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