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.
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Praise for the previous edition: An essential component of any class which focuses on American women and politics...It provides an excellent overview of the current state of research in the political science subfield of women as candidates and officeholders. * American Political Science Review *
1. Introduction Sue Thomas2. Women's Under-Representation in U.S. Politics: The Enduring Gender Gap in Political Ambition Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox, and Gail Baitinger3. Voter Attitudes, Behaviors, and Women Candidates Timothy R. Lynch and Kathleen Dolan4. 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 FiguresMoana 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 SelfKim 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 Kreitzer12. 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 Wong15. Lesbian Candidates and Officeholders Donald P. Haider-Markel and Chelsie Lynn Moore Bright
16. The Geography of Women Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox17. Women in Elective Office Worldwide: Barriers and Opportunities Pippa Norris and Mona Lena Krook
Sue Thomas is Senior Research Scientist and Director of PIRE-Santa Cruz.
Clyde Wilcox is a professor in the Government Department at Georgetown.
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