WHERE WOMEN RUN:GENDER and PARTY in the AMERICAN STATES

Name: WHERE WOMEN RUN:GENDER and PARTY in the AMERICAN STATES
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ISBN: 9780472069347

ISBN-10: 0472069349

ISBN-13: 9780472069347

Edition: 2006

Authors: Kira Sanbonmatsu

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Why don' t more women run for office? Why are certain states more likely to have female candidates and representatives? Would strengthening political parties narrow the national gender gap? "Where Women Run" addresses these important questions through a rare and incisive look at how candidates are recruited. Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, political scientist Kira Sanbonmatsu analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties' informal recruitment practices shape who runs-- or doesn' t run-- for political office in America. " Kira Sanbonmatsu has done a masterful job of linking the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 11/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Acknowledgments



Gender and Representation



Gender and Candidacy: Supply, Demand, and Political Parties



The Recruitment ana Nomination Practices or the Political Parties



Candidate Gender and Electoral Politics



Barriers, Opportunities, and the Gendered Path to Office



The Pattern of Women's Representation across States



Conclusion


Appendix


References


Index