Barbara Palmer, Dennis Simon

Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling

Women and Congressional Elections

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With the most comprehensive data that exists on women and congressional elections, Palmer and Simon explore the American "political glass ceiling" - how incumbency, strategy and redistricting effect the success of women candidates for Congress.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780415964739
• ISBN-10: 0415964733
• Artikelnr.: 25006866

Autorenporträt

Barbara Palmer is Assistant Professor of Government and Affiliated Faculty in the Women and Politics Institute at American University. Dennis Simon is Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Political Science Department at Southern Methodist University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Where We Were: Women of the 1950s 2. The Rise and Persistence of the
Political Glass Ceiling 3. Political Ambition and Running for the U.S.
House 4. Political Ambition and Running for the U.S. Senate and Beyond 5.
Understanding the Glass Ceiling: Women and the Competitive Environment 6.
Understanding the Glass Ceiling: The "Party Gap" 7. Understanding the Glass
Ceiling: Women-Friendly Districts 8. Where We Are: Women in the 21st
Century