Women Officeholders and the Role Models Who Pioneered the Way.

This book explores a presumptive belief that female political role models influence other women's political participation. It presents extensive research showing that women's descriptive and symbolic representation affects other women's candidacy decisions and electoral successes when...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Owen, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2016.
Temas:
Women public officers > United States.
Women politicians > United States.
Women political candidates > United States.
Women > Political activity > United States.
Femmes fonctionnaires > États-Unis.
Femmes politiques > États-Unis.
Candidates (Élections) > États-Unis.
Femmes > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Women > Political activity
Women political candidates
Women politicians
Women public officers
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Women's Ascension into American Politics; Chapter 2. Defining the Who and What That Embolden the Ascension of Women to Higher Political Office; Chapter 3. Deciding to Run for Higher Office: Females' Perspectives on Their Political Journeys; Chapter 4. Determinants of Women's Ascension to the U.S. House of Representatives; Chapter 5. Climbing Higher: Women's Ascension to the U.S. Senate; Chapter 6. Moving Across the Capitol: Women's Ascension to State Governorships.
  • Chapter 7. Female Politicians: Role Models Advancing Their Gender's RepresentationAppendix A. Interview Questionnaire for Female Politicians; Appendix B. State Legislators' Emergence to the U.S. House of Representatives and State Governorships; Appendix C. Female Political Role Models; References; Index; About the Author.

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