Karen Owen

Women Officeholders and the Role Models Who Pioneered the Way

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores a presumptive belief that female political role models influence other women's political participation. It presents extensive research showing that women's descriptive and symbolic representation affects other women's candidacy decisions and electoral successes when ascending to higher political offices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 433g
• ISBN-13: 9781498529822
• ISBN-10: 1498529828
• Artikelnr.: 45799697

Autorenporträt

Karen L. Owen is assistant professor of political science and the director of the Master of Public Administration program at Reinhardt University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1: Women's Ascension into American
Politics Chapter 2: Defining the Who and What that Emboldens the Ascension
of Women to Higher Political Office Chapter 3: Deciding to Run for Higher
Office: Females' Perspectives On Their Political Journeys Chapter 4:
Determinants of Women's Ascension to the U.S. House of Representatives
Chapter 5: Climbing Higher: Women's Ascension to the U.S. Senate Chapter 6:
Moving Across the Capitol: Women's Ascension to State Governorships
Chapter7: Female Politicians: Role Models Advancing Their Gender's
Representation Appendix A: Interview Schedule for Female Politicians
Appendix B: State Legislators' Emergence to the U.S. House of
Representatives and State Governorships Appendix C: Female Political Role
Models References About the Author