Women on the run : gender, media, and political campaigns in a polarized era / Danny Hayes, George Washington University, Jennifer L. Lawless, American University.
2016
HQ1236.5.U6 H39 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Women on the run : gender, media, and political campaigns in a polarized era / Danny Hayes, George Washington University, Jennifer L. Lawless, American University.
Author
Hayes, Danny, author.
ISBN
9781107535862 (paperback)
1107535867 (paperback)
9781107115583 (hardcover)
1107115582 (hardcover)
1107535867 (paperback)
9781107115583 (hardcover)
1107115582 (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
HQ1236.5.U6 H39 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.082/0973
Summary
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
Added Author
Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975- author.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.