Women on the run :
Hayes, Danny,
Women on the run : gender, media, and political campaigns in a polarized era / Danny Hayes, George Washington University, Jennifer L. Lawless, American University. - xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
Gender, myth, and reality on the campaign trail -- Rethinking and reassessing gender differences on the campaign trail -- That's what she said, and so did he -- Sex is no story -- The party, not the person -- The origins and implications of perceptions of gender bias.
"Claims of bias against female candidates abound in American politics. From superficial media coverage to gender stereotypes held by voters, the conventional wisdom is that women routinely encounter a formidable series of obstacles that complicate their path to elective office. Women on the Run challenges that prevailing view and argues that the declining novelty of women in politics, coupled with the polarization of the Republican and Democratic parties, has left little space for the sex of a candidate to influence modern campaigns. The book includes in-depth analyses of the 2010 and 2014 congressional elections, which reveal that male and female House candidates communicate similar messages on the campaign trail, receive similar coverage in the local press, and garner similar evaluations from voters in their districts. When they run for office, male and female candidates not only perform equally well on Election Day - they also face a very similar electoral landscape."--Publisher's website.
9781107535862 1107535867 9781107115583 1107115582
40026552985
2016011759
United States. Congress. House --Elections, 2010.
United States. Congress. House --Elections, 2014.
United States. Congress. House.
2000-2099
Women--Political activity--History--United States--21st century.
Women political candidates--History--United States--21st century.
Women politicians--History--United States--21st century.
Elections.
Women--Political activity.
Women political candidates.
Women politicians.
United States.
History.
HQ1236.5.U6 / H39 2016
320.082/0973
Women on the run : gender, media, and political campaigns in a polarized era / Danny Hayes, George Washington University, Jennifer L. Lawless, American University. - xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
Gender, myth, and reality on the campaign trail -- Rethinking and reassessing gender differences on the campaign trail -- That's what she said, and so did he -- Sex is no story -- The party, not the person -- The origins and implications of perceptions of gender bias.
"Claims of bias against female candidates abound in American politics. From superficial media coverage to gender stereotypes held by voters, the conventional wisdom is that women routinely encounter a formidable series of obstacles that complicate their path to elective office. Women on the Run challenges that prevailing view and argues that the declining novelty of women in politics, coupled with the polarization of the Republican and Democratic parties, has left little space for the sex of a candidate to influence modern campaigns. The book includes in-depth analyses of the 2010 and 2014 congressional elections, which reveal that male and female House candidates communicate similar messages on the campaign trail, receive similar coverage in the local press, and garner similar evaluations from voters in their districts. When they run for office, male and female candidates not only perform equally well on Election Day - they also face a very similar electoral landscape."--Publisher's website.
9781107535862 1107535867 9781107115583 1107115582
40026552985
2016011759
United States. Congress. House --Elections, 2010.
United States. Congress. House --Elections, 2014.
United States. Congress. House.
2000-2099
Women--Political activity--History--United States--21st century.
Women political candidates--History--United States--21st century.
Women politicians--History--United States--21st century.
Elections.
Women--Political activity.
Women political candidates.
Women politicians.
United States.
History.
HQ1236.5.U6 / H39 2016
320.082/0973