| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 229 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
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Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Partisan Dynamics of Women's Representation -- 1. A Tale of Two Parties: The Changing Electoral Environment -- 2. The Growing Chasm: Women in State Legislatures -- 3. Whither Republican Women? Women in Congress -- 4. Left Out of the Party: Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women Candidates -- Conclusion: The Future of the Partisan Gap among Women in Office -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Summary |
"This book explores the reasons behind the contrasting dynamics of women's representation in elective office and offers an explanation for why Democratic women have made consistent and impressive gains while Republican women's representation in elective office has stalled and in many cases reversed"-- Provided by publisher |
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Why Democratic women far outnumber Republican women in elective officesFrom Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren to Stacey Abrams and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, women around the country are running in--and winning--elections at an unprecedented rate. It appears that women are on a steady march toward equal representation across state legislatures and the US Congress, but there is a sharp divide in this representation along party lines. Most of the women in office are Democrats, and the number of elected Republican women has been plunging for decades.In The Partisan Gap, Elder examines why this disparity in women's representation exists, and why it's only going to get worse. Drawing on interviews with female office-holders, candidates, and committee members, she takes a look at what it is like to be a woman in each party. From party culture and ideology, to candidate recruitment and the makeup of regional biases, Elder shows the factors contributing to this harmful partisan gap, and what can be done to address it in the future. The Partisan Gap explores the factors that help, and hinder, women's political representation |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Democratic Party (U.S.) -- History
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History
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Democratic Party (U.S.) fast |
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) fast |
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Political parties -- United States -- Platforms
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Liberalism -- United States -- History
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Conservatism -- United States -- History
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Political culture -- United States -- History
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Legislators -- Recruiting -- United States
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Minorities -- Political activity -- United States -- History
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Women -- Political activity -- United States -- History
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Women legislators -- United States -- History
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Women political candidates -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
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Conservatism
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Legislators -- Recruiting
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Liberalism
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Minorities -- Political activity
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Political culture
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Political parties
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Women legislators
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Women -- Political activity
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Women political candidates
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Women.
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United States
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History
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Political platforms
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020048480 |
| ISBN |
1479804878 |
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9781479804870 |
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