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Author Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975-

Title It still takes a candidate : why women don't run for office / Jennifer L. Lawless, Richard L. Fox
Edition Rev. ed
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : illustrations
Contents Electoral politics: still a man's world? -- Explaining women's emergence in the political arena -- The gender gap in political ambition -- Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree: family dynamics and running for office -- Gender, party, and political recruitment -- "I'm just not qualified": gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability -- Taking the plunge: deciding to run for office -- Gender and the future of electoral politics -- Appendix A. The citizen political ambition panel study sample design and data collection -- Appendix B. The first wave survey (2001) -- Appendix C. The second wave survey (2008) -- Appendix D. The interview questionnaire -- Appendix E. Variable coding
Summary "It Still Takes a Candidate serves as the only systematic, nationwide empirical account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition"--Provided by publisher
"It Still Takes a Candidate serves as the only systematic, nationwide empirical account of the manner in which gender affects political ambition. Based on data from the Citizen Political Ambition Panel Study, a national survey conducted of almost 3,800 "potential candidates" in 2001 and a second survey of more than 2,000 of these same individuals in 2008, Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox find that women, even in the highest tiers of professional accomplishment, are substantially less likely than men to demonstrate ambition to seek elective office. Women are less likely than men to be recruited to run for office. They are less likely than men to think they are qualified to run for office. And they are less likely than men to express a willingness to run for office in the future. This gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time. Despite cultural evolution and society's changing attitudes toward women in politics, running for public office remains a much less attractive and feasible endeavor for women than men"--Provided by publisher
Notes Revised edition of: It takes a candidate. 2005
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Women -- Political activity -- United States
Political participation -- United States
Women political candidates -- United States
Women -- United States -- Attitudes
Sex role -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
Political participation
Sex role
Women -- Attitudes
Women -- Political activity
Women political candidates
Vrouwen.
Politieke participatie.
Ambitie.
Kandidaatstelling.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Form Electronic book
Author Fox, Richard Logan.
Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975- It takes a candidate
LC no. 2009047364
ISBN 9780511901904
0511901909
9780521762526
0521762529
9780511778797
0511778791
9780511798757
051179875X