1st Edition
Voting For Women How The Public Evaluates Women Candidates
By Kathy Dolan
Copyright 2004
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explains how voters evaluate women candidates, who votes for them, and why. Women comprise an ever-increasing percentage of the candidate pool for elective office in the United States. Public opinion surveys profess strong support for female candidaes, yet many of these same candidates still encounter skepticism (at best) or hostility (at worst) from the public. The role of candidates... Read more
Voters and Women Candidates -- A Brief History of Women in U.S. Elections -- Evaluations of Women Candidates -- Who Votes for Women Candidates? Voter Demographics -- Why Vote for Women Candidates? The Role of Issues -- The Role of the Electoral Environment -- Conclusions: The Role of Candidate Sex in American Elections -- Appendix A -- Appendix B
Biography
Dolan, Kathy
