Rachel Bernhard, Mirya R. Holman

Gendered Jobs and Local Leaders

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Men from business are overrepresented in local politics in the United States. The authors propose a theory of gendered occupations and ambition: the jobs people hold-and the gender composition of those jobs-shape political ambition and candidate success. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 311g
• ISBN-13: 9781009482899
• ISBN-10: 1009482890
• Artikelnr.: 72106316

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Theory of Gendered Role Congruity and Local Political Leaders; 2.
Measuring Gender and Occupation among Local Leaders; 3. Gendered
Occupational Segregation Shapes Who Runs and Wins Local Office; 4.
Gender-Segregated Jobs Influence Perceived Occupational Femininity and Win
Rates; 5. It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know: Why Business Leaders
and Teachers Dominate Local Politics; 6. Voters See Some Local Offices as
Feminine and Less Prestigious; 7. Work is Gendered, Politics is Gendered,
and Ambition is Gendered.