Where women run gender and party in the American states /

Sanbonmatsu, Kira, 1970-

Where women run gender and party in the American states / [electronic resource] : Kira Sanbonmatsu. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2006. - xiv, 250 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index.

Gender and representation -- Gender and candidacy : supply, demand, and political parties -- The recruitment and nomination practices of the political parties -- Candidate gender and electoral politics -- Barriers, opportunities, and the gendered path to office -- The pattern of women's representation across states -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Women--Political activity--States.--United States
Women political candidates--States.--United States
Political parties--States.--United States
Representative government and representation--States.--United States


Electronic books.

HQ1236.5.U6 / S265 2006

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