| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- PART I: WHO RUNS? What if women won't run? Exploring gender gaps in elite political ambition / Karen O'Connor and Alixandra B. Yanus -- Who runs? Data from women trained as candidates / Rachel I. Bernhard, Shauna L. Shames, Rachel Silbermann, and Dawn Langan Teele -- Political ambition, structural obstacles, and the fate of Republican women / Malliga Och -- Who is Stacey Abrams? An examination of gender and race dynamics in state level candidacy / Jamil Scott, Kesicia Dickinson, and Pearl K. Dowe -- PART II: WHY RUN? Ambition for Office : women and policymaking / Sue Thomas and Catherine Wineinger -- From civic mindedness to electoral politics: citizen advisory committees and the decision to run for School Board / Rebecca E. Deen and Beth Anne Shelton -- Youth national service and women's political ambition: the case of Teach For America / Cecilia Hyunjung Mo and Georgia Anderson-Nilsson -- PART III: WHY NOT RUN? The uneven geography of candidate emergence: how the expectation of winning influences candidate emergence / Heather L. Ondercin -- How political parties can diversify their leadership / Alejandra Gimenez Aldridge, Christopher F. Karpowitz, J. Quin Monson, and Jessica Robinson Preece -- Late to the party: black women's inconsistent support from political parties / Nadia E. Brown and Pearl K. Dowe -- Women's political ambition and the 2016 Election / Chris W. Bonneau and Kristin Kanthak -- PART IV: HOW NONPROFITS HELP WOMEN RUN. Women candidate recruitment groups in the States / Rebecca Kreitzer and Tracy Osborn -- Are you ready-to-run [registration mark sign]? Campaign trainings and women's candidacies in New Jersey / Kira Sanbonmatsu and Kelly Dittmar -- Pieces of women's political ambition puzzle: changing perceptions of a political career with campaign training / Monica C. Schneider and Jennie Sweet-Cushman -- Women running in the world: candidate training programs in comparative perspective / Jennifer M. Piscopo -- PART V: THE SPECIAL ROLE OF MONEY. Building a campaign donor network: how candidate gender and partisanship impact the campaign money chase / Michele L. Swers and Danielle M. Thomsen -- Training women to run in an African Democracy: the case of Benin / Martha C. Johnson -- Paying it forward: candidate contributions and support for diverse candidates / Jaclyn J. Kettler -- Conclusion: a reason and a season to run -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
"Examines the current landscape of opportunities for women in electoral office to determine what kinds of messages, support, and training are most effective in getting women candidates to run"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed May 4, 2021) |
| Subject |
Women political candidates -- United States
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Political campaigns -- United States
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Campaign funds -- United States
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Campaign funds
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Political campaigns
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Politics and government
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Women political candidates
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shames, Shauna Lani, editor.
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Bernhard, Rachel I., editor.
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Holman, Mirya, editor.
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Teele, Dawn Langan, 1983- editor.
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| LC no. |
2019039559 |
| ISBN |
1439919577 |
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9781439919576 |
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1439919550 |
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9781439919552 |
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1439919569 |
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9781439919569 |
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