Caroline Heldman, Meredith Conroy, Alissa R. Ackerman

Sex and Gender in the 2016 Presidential Election (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In order to understand the motivations for and implications of Hillary Clinton's historic run for the White House- and her subsequent defeat-the authors explore sexism and gender bias in U.S. political and social culture.

While there is some indication that overt sexism toward women in politics is declining, whether this is true for women who run for the highest office in American politics remains relatively unknown. Hillary Clinton's historic run as the 2016 Democratic nominee, however, allows scholars and journalists to contextualize decades of scholarship on sex, gender, and the American presidency.

In Sex and Gender in the 2016 Presidential Election, the authors, all experts on gender in politics, analyze the nature of gender in public opinion, media coverage, social media, and culture during the 2016 presidential election. They assess whether conventional expectations and theories hold up in today's sociopolitical climate. Moreover, they consider how Clinton's foray into relatively uncharted territory might redirect the political field-and its implications for women with political ambitions-going forward.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216143802
• Artikelnr.: 68167974

Autorenporträt

Caroline Heldman is an Associate Professor of Politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles, USA. She specializes in the presidency and systems of power (race, class, gender) in U.S. politics. She is also a commentator for FOX News, MSNBC, Fox Business News, CNBC, RT America, and Al Jazeera English, and writes for Ms. Magazine Blog. Dr. Heldman authored Rethinking Madame President: Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House?(2007) and The New Anti-Rape Movement on Campus (2014). Her work has also been featured in popular publications, including the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Ms. Magazine, The Huffington Post, and The Daily Beast, and on the Katie Couric Show and the Rosie (O'Donnell) Show. Dr. Heldman also worked on the documentary film projects Aftermath: New Orleans in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, Missrepresentation, Equal Means Equal, and Informant. She has also been active in "real world" politics as a congressional staffer and campaign manager. Dr. Heldman drove to New Orleans to help with rebuilding efforts the week that Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and co-founded the New Orleans Women's Shelter and the Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Introduction: Sex and Gender in the 2016 Presidential
Election 1. Labyrinths and Glass Ceilings: Barriers to Women's Political
Leadership 2. "The Emperor Has No Balls": Masculinity and the Presidency 3.
"A Different Hill Than Men Have to Climb": Women Who Have Run for the
Presidency 4."I Don't Vote with My Vagina": Hillary Clinton's Primary
Elections 5. "Such a Nasty Woman": The 2016 General Election 6.
#CrookedHillary: An Analysis of Social Media Discourse during the 2016
Election with Eric Vorst 7. Conclusion: "Within Spitting Distance"-Barriers
to a Female Presidency Notes Index