Sex as a Political Variable : : Women as Candidates and Voters in U.S. Elections / / Richard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman; ed. by Melissa Voorhees Leighton.
Using a detailed and comprehensive database, Sex as a Political Variable examines key issues about the role of women in US politics as candidates for elected office and as voters.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Ten Myths About Women and Politics
- 2 How Men and Women Differ on Issues and Demographics
- 3 The Gender Gap
- 4 Are Women Candidates as Likely to Win Elections as Male Candidates?
- 5 Do Women Vote for Women?
- 6 A Multivariate Analysis of the Gender Gap
- 7 Epilogue: Women as Voters and Candidates in the 1996 Elections
- Appendix 1: Introduction to the Data
- Appendix 2: Success Rates
- Appendix 3: Gender Gap by Individual Race
- Appendix 4: Multivariate Analyses
- Appendix 5: Previous Research on Women Candidates
- References
- Index
- About the Book