Rethinking Madam President : : Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House? / / Lori Cox Han, Caroline Heldman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Cox Han, Lori,; Heldman, Caroline,
• MitwirkendeR: Bose, Meena,; Conroy, Meredith,; Duerst-Lahti, Georgia,; Farrar-Myers, Victoria,; Fridkin, Kim L.,; Gordon, Ann,; Han, Lori Cox,; Heldman, Caroline,; Hult, Karen M.,; Schroedel, Jean Reith,; Serignese Woodall, Gina,; Thomas, Sue,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (229 p.)

From the newsroom to pop culture, all signs suggest that the United States is finally ready for a woman in the White House. But is the vision of an imminent Madam President truly in line with today’s political reality? Rethinking Madam President offers a critical assessment of the inroads made by female candidates into the previously male bastion of electoral success, exploring whether they are at all relevant to the race for the presidency. The authors tackle a range of provocative issues: the conflation of the presidency with masculinity; media coverage focusing, even today, on the novelty of a female candidate; public support for women that often evaporates in the voting booth; and more. Although Madam President is not an impossibility, they conclude, it would be a mistake to ignore the very significant hurdles that women still face on the path to the Oval Office.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Is the United States Really Ready for a Woman President? -- 2. Cultural Barriers to a Female President in the United States -- 3. The Significance of Social and Institutional Expectations -- 4. Shaping Women’s Chances: Stereotypes and the Media -- 5. Masculinity on the Campaign Trail -- 6. Money and the Art and Science of Candidate Viability -- 7. Political Parties: Advancing a Masculine Ideal -- 8. Women as Executive Branch Leaders -- 9. Leadership Challenges in National Security -- 10. A Woman in the White House? Never Say Never -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book