He Runs, She Runs: Why Gender Stereotypes Do Not Harm Women Candidates

by Deborah Jordan Brooks

While there are far more women in public office today than in previous eras, women are still vastly underrepresented in this area relative to men. Conventional wisdom suggests that a key reason is because female candidates start out at a disadvantage with the public, compared to male candidates, and then face higher standards for their behavior and qualifications as they campaign. He Runs, She Runs is the first comprehensive study of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691153426
• ISBN13: 9780691153421
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"