Gender Dynamics in Congressional Elections.

Gender Dynamics in Congressional Elections.

What happens in an electoral environment involving female candidates? Do women face different challenges during the electoral process? Do male candidates pay more attention to women's issues, or make other strategic and behavioural changes, when opposed by a female candidate? Richard Logan Fox...

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Main Author: Fox, Dr. Richard L. Logan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1996.
Series:Contemporary American politics.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Elections, 1992.
United States. > Congress > Elections, 1994.
Women > Political activity > California.
Elections > California.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Women on the Rise in California Electoral Politics; Chapter 1
  • Gender and Political Representation in the Elections of 1992 and 1994; Chapter 2
  • Women and Men on the Campaign Trail; Chapter 3
  • Gender and Strategy in Campaign Messages; Chapter 4
  • The Gender Dynamics of Fund-Raising, Party Support, and Media Coverage; Chapter 5
  • The Candidates Go to the Voters; Chapter 6
  • Conclusion: The Future of Candidate Gender in Electoral Politics; Appendix A: Sample of California Congressional Races; Appendix B: Interview Roster.
  • Appendix C: Pre-Election SurveyReferences; Index; About the Author.

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