It takes a candidate : why women don't run for office /

Main Author: Lawless, Jennifer L., 1975-
Other Authors: Fox, Richard Logan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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260 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2005. 
300 1 |a xv, 203 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index. 
505 1 |a Electoral politics : still a man's world? -- Explaining women's emergence in the political arena -- The gender gap in political ambition -- Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree : family dynamics and running for office -- Gender, party, and political recruitment -- "I'm just not qualified" : gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability -- Taking the plunge : deciding to run for office -- Gender and the future of electoral politics. 
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650 1 |a Political participation  |z United States 
650 1 |a Women political candidates  |z United States. 
650 1 |a Women  |x Attitudes.  |z United States 
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