Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a

Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era

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.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones,
ReleaseDate 2016-05-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781107535862

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones,
ReleaseDate	2016-05-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781107535862

Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era