Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling

by Karen O'Connor

Book Overview

Explore the effects women have had on Congress!Containing vital insights into the role women play in Congress, Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling is a unique look into the political standing of female candidates and congresswomen. Chapters written by noted political scientists consider the challenges of being a congresswoman in the male-dominated political arena, illustrate the fundamental and advanced techniques vital to winning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789016710
• ISBN13: 9780789016713
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An insightful and very strongly recommended study

Compiled and edited by Karen O'Connor (Professor of Government and Director of the Women & Politics Institute in the School of Public Affairs at American University), Women And Congress: Running, Winning, And Ruling is a impressive anthology of essays surveying and analyzing the political standing of female candidates and congresswomen. A variety of knowledgeable political scientists have contributed their commentaries ranging from concerns with respect to media coverage, to the implications of candidate gender, to the Hyde Amendment, to glass ceilings, fundraising efforts by female non-incumbent candidates, and much, much more, fill the pages of this insightful and very strongly recommended study for students of Political Science and Women Studies.