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The Missing Majority - The Recruitment of Women as State Legislative Candidates (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,906
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The Missing Majority - The Recruitment of Women as State Legislative Candidates (Hardcover, New): David Niven

The Missing Majority - The Recruitment of Women as State Legislative Candidates (Hardcover, New)

David Niven

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In America, women are the clear majority of the electorate and the clear minority of elected officials overall. In 1997, women held only 21% of the seats at the state legislative level. This study finds that a significant and overlooked culprit acting to limit women's state legislative candidacies is the political party elite. Surveys of county party chairs and potential women legislative candidates were used to investigate the interaction between party leaders and women candidates and to assess its importance in the women's candidacy equation. The vast majority of potential women candidates did, in fact, respond that their parties discriminated against women candidates.

Why would party leaders harbor bias against women? Party leader survey responses are consistent with the notion that most leaders are subject to the outgroup effect, which in essence means they prefer candidates in their own image. Since most party leaders are men, this encourages them to value male candidates and doubt the merits of female candidates. The findings suggest that this bias against women is most likely to occur where chairs have greater decision-making power and where chairs are leading the parties in less competititve districts. The existence of outgroup-motivated bias from party chairs is estimated to reduce the number of women state legislative nominees by one-third. Scholars interested in women in politics, political parties and recruitment, legislative elections, social psychology, and political psychology will find this book useful.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 1998
First published: March 1998
Authors: David Niven
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96073-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda
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LSN: 0-275-96073-0
Barcode: 9780275960735

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