Women on the Run - Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era (Paperback)

Claims of bias against female candidates abound in American politics. From superficial media coverage to gender stereotypes held by voters, the conventional wisdom is that women routinely encounter a formidable series of obstacles that complicate their path to elective office. Women on the Run challenges that prevailing view and argues that the declining novelty of women in politics, coupled with the polarization of the Republican and Democratic parties, has left little space for the sex of a candidate to influence modern campaigns. The book includes in-depth analyses of the 2010 and 2014 congressional elections, which reveal that male and female House candidates communicate similar messages on the campaign trail, receive similar coverage in the local press, and garner similar evaluations from voters in their districts. When they run for office, male and female candidates not only perform equally well on Election Day - they also face a very similar electoral landscape.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Danny Hayes • Jennifer L. Lawless
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-53586-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political campaigning & advertising
LSN:	1-107-53586-7
Barcode:	9781107535862

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