Gender and Elections

by Susan J. Carroll (editor), Richard L. Fox (Editor)

The third edition of Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, and multifaceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2012 elections. This timely yet enduring volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2012 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding and interpreting presidential elections, presidential and vice-presidential candidacies, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, congressional elections, the political involvement of Latinas, the participation of African American women, the support of political parties and women's organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. Without question, Gender and Elections is the most comprehensive, reliable, and trustworthy resource on the role of gender in U.S. electoral politics.

Genres: Nonfiction

316 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2001

About the author

Susan J. Carroll is Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Her books include: Women as Candidates in American Politics (Second Edition, Indiana 1994); The Impact of Women in Public Office (Indiana 2001); Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (Oxford 2003); and Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (Second Edition, Cambridge 2010, with Richard L. Fox). Carroll also has published numerous journal articles and book chapters focusing on women candidates, voters, elected officials, and political appointees in the United States. Her current research focuses on the recruitment of women to state legislatures. As a nationally recognized expert on women’s political participation, Carroll is frequently called upon for media commentary. from -http://www.susanjcarroll.com/

Reviews

[Mills College Library]

324.973 G3253 2014

[Louisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly clear and touches on all of the most fascinating and important aspects of gender and elections today.