TY  - BOOK
N2  - Since 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed over the past hundred years? Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon combine a rich analytical narrative, data on nearly 40,000 candidates, and colorful stories from the campaign trail in the most thorough accounting of women's performance in House and Senate elections ever presented. The authors go beyond the conventional wisdom as they explore the continuing underrepresentation of women in Congress. In the process, they show how the "rules of the game" -- together with an important cluster of demographic characteristics that can make a district more or less "women friendly" -- have shaped opportunities for female candidates across a century of US history. -- Publisher description.
AB  - Since 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed over the past hundred years? Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon combine a rich analytical narrative, data on nearly 40,000 candidates, and colorful stories from the campaign trail in the most thorough accounting of women's performance in House and Senate elections ever presented. The authors go beyond the conventional wisdom as they explore the continuing underrepresentation of women in Congress. In the process, they show how the "rules of the game" -- together with an important cluster of demographic characteristics that can make a district more or less "women friendly" -- have shaped opportunities for female candidates across a century of US history. -- Publisher description.
T1  - Women and Congressional elections :a century of change /
DA  - c2012.
CY  - Boulder, Colo. :
AU  - Palmer, Barbara,
AU  - Simon, Dennis Michael.
CN  - HQ1236.5.U6
CN  - HQ1236.5.U6
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers,
PP  - Boulder, Colo. :
PY  - c2012.
ID  - 684833
KW  - Women
KW  - Women legislators
KW  - Women political candidates
SN  - 9781588268402
SN  - 1588268403
SN  - 9781588268150
SN  - 1588268152
TI  - Women and Congressional elections :a century of change /
ER  -