Women Candidates in American Politics: What We Know, What We Want to Know

摘要: , are women’s candidacies shaped by stereotypes about their abilities to handle the war on terror? Or, since partisan affect Democratic and Republican women differently, do sex gender considerations play a different role depending party of woman candidate? Does amount media attention given candidate shape whether concerns “activated” in minds voters? Is important first time seeks particular office or runs district state? How gendered take race with two candidates? All these questions serve remind us that not necessarily constant forces influence all elections same way. - much what we know candidates is function data have, which tends focus congressional state legislatures? To some (unknown) degree, situations facing offices they seek. So probably should care assuming our understanding how shapes involving for Congress statewide translates those seeking other types at levels. current imbalance among If more than 2/3 run as Democrats, sex/gender operate has been accumulated framework. Since several recent works find evidence matters candidates, need examine this likely be ongoing it reflection contemporary time. Also, recognize may change if changes. What experiences minority women? The small number color limited ability understand interact reality candidates. This exacerbated fact who local offices, where there color, most limited. As present have consider learned from studying mostly white applied