Gender in Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives

by Barbara Burrell

Barbara Burrell presents a comprehensive comparative examination of men's and women's candidacies for the U.S. House of Representatives in elections from 1994 through 2012. Analyzing extensive data sets on all major party candidates for 10 elections-covering candidate status, party affiliation, fund-raising, candidate background variables, votes obtained, and success rates for both primary and general elections-Burrell finds little evidence of categorical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472072315
• ISBN13: 9780472072316
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"