The Partisan Gap : : Why Democratic Women Get Elected But Republican Women Don't / / Laurel Elder.

Why Democratic women far outnumber Republican women in elective officesFrom Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren to Stacey Abrams and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, women around the country are running in—and winning—elections at an unprecedented rate. It appears that women are on a steady march toward equ...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 9 b/w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Partisan Dynamics of Women’s Representation
  • 1. A Tale of Two Parties: The Changing Electoral Environment
  • 2. The Growing Chasm: Women in State Legislatures
  • 3. Whither Republican Women? Women in Congress
  • 4. Left Out of the Party: Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women Candidates
  • Conclusion: The Future of the Partisan Gap among Women in Office
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author