It takes a candidate : why women don't run for office / Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox

Author: Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975-
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical Description: xv, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Fox, Richard Logan

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Contents

Electoral politics : still a man's world? -- Explaining women's emergence in the political arena -- The gender gap in political ambition -- Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree : family dynamics and running for office -- Gender, party, and political recruitment -- "I'm just not qualified" : gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability -- Taking the plunge : deciding to run for office -- Gender and the future of electoral politics.

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Women—Political activity—United States
Political participation—United States
Women political candidates—United States
Women—United States—Attitudes
Sex role—United States

ISBN

0521857457 (hardback)
052167414X (pbk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.

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