Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling provides an insightful view into the different facets of women in politics. In chapters written by experienced political scientists, this book illustrates the fundamental and advanced techniques vital to winning an election. It examines how campaign finance, speaking on the floor, introducing new legislation, and women's political action committees have contributed to the success of female candidates. It also analyzes the effects that various financing strategies, incumbency, and media coverage have on the outcome of women's campaigns.
Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling provides an insightful view into the different facets of women in politics. In chapters written by experienced political scientists, this book illustrates the fundamental and advanced techniques vital to winning an election. It examines how campaign finance, speaking on the floor, introducing new legislation, and women's political action committees have contributed to the success of female candidates. It also analyzes the effects that various financing strategies, incumbency, and media coverage have on the outcome of women's campaigns.
* Introduction * Early Fundraising by Nonincumbent Female Congressional Candidates: The Importance of Women's PACs * Electoral Context, Issues, and Voting for Women in the 1990s * Candidate Sex and Congressional Elections: Open Seats Before, During, and After the Year of the Woman * The Political Glass Ceiling: Gender, Strategy, and Incumbency in U.S. House Elections, 1978-1998 * The Electoral Glass Ceiling? Gender, Viability, and the News in U.S. Senate Campaigns * Do Differences Matter? Women Members of Congress and the Hyde Amendment * Speaking Out: An Analysis of Democratic and Republican Women-Invoked Rhetoric of the 105th Congress * "How Does She Have Time for Kids and Congress?" Views on Gender and Media Coverage from House Offices * Research on Women in Legislatures: What Have We Learned, Where Are We Going? * About the Contributors * Index * References Notes Included
* Introduction * Early Fundraising by Nonincumbent Female Congressional Candidates: The Importance of Women's PACs * Electoral Context, Issues, and Voting for Women in the 1990s * Candidate Sex and Congressional Elections: Open Seats Before, During, and After the Year of the Woman * The Political Glass Ceiling: Gender, Strategy, and Incumbency in U.S. House Elections, 1978-1998 * The Electoral Glass Ceiling? Gender, Viability, and the News in U.S. Senate Campaigns * Do Differences Matter? Women Members of Congress and the Hyde Amendment * Speaking Out: An Analysis of Democratic and Republican Women-Invoked Rhetoric of the 105th Congress * "How Does She Have Time for Kids and Congress?" Views on Gender and Media Coverage from House Offices * Research on Women in Legislatures: What Have We Learned, Where Are We Going? * About the Contributors * Index * References Notes Included
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