Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures, Text Boxes, and Photos
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction: Gender and Electoral Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century
- 1 Presidential Elections: Gendered Space and the Case of 2008
- 2 The 2008 Candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: Cracking the “Highest, Hardest Glass Ceiling”
- 3 Voter Participation and Turnout: Female Star Power Attracts Women Voters
- 4 Voting Choices: The Politics of the Gender Gap
- 5 Latinas and Electoral Politics: Movin' on Up
- 6 African American Women and Electoral Politics: A Challenge to the Post-Race Rhetoric of the Obama Moment
- 7 Congressional Elections: Women's Candidacies and the Road to Gender Parity
- 8 Political Parties and Women's Organizations: Bringing Women into the Electoral Arena
- 9 Advertising, Web Sites, and Media Coverage: Gender and Communication along the Campaign Trail
- 10 State Elections: Why Do Women Fare Differently across States?
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures, Text Boxes, and Photos
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction: Gender and Electoral Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century
- 1 Presidential Elections: Gendered Space and the Case of 2008
- 2 The 2008 Candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: Cracking the “Highest, Hardest Glass Ceiling”
- 3 Voter Participation and Turnout: Female Star Power Attracts Women Voters
- 4 Voting Choices: The Politics of the Gender Gap
- 5 Latinas and Electoral Politics: Movin' on Up
- 6 African American Women and Electoral Politics: A Challenge to the Post-Race Rhetoric of the Obama Moment
- 7 Congressional Elections: Women's Candidacies and the Road to Gender Parity
- 8 Political Parties and Women's Organizations: Bringing Women into the Electoral Arena
- 9 Advertising, Web Sites, and Media Coverage: Gender and Communication along the Campaign Trail
- 10 State Elections: Why Do Women Fare Differently across States?
- Index
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- Gender and ElectionsShaping the Future of American Politics, pp. 287 - 296Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009