Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling: Women and Congressional Elections (Women In American Politics)

Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Is there a "political glass ceiling" for women? Although women use the same strategic calculations as men to decide when to run, the decision regarding where to run is something else. While redistricting has increasingly protected incumbents, it also has the unintended consequence of shaping the opportunities for female candidates. The political geography and socio-economic profile of districts that elect women differ substantially from districts that elect men. With data on over 10,000 elections and 30,000 candidates from 1916 to the present, Palmer and Simon explore how strategy and the power of incumbency affect women’s decisions to run for office.  Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling is the most comprehensive analysis of women in congressional elections available. The Second Edition is fully updated to reflect the pivotal 2006 mid-term elections, including Nancy Pelosi’s rise to Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency, and a record number of women serving as committee chairs. Additionally, the authors have created a website, found at politicsandwomen.com, to highlight key features of the book and provide updates throughout the election cycle.

Politics & Social Sciences

Palmer, Barbara

Simon, Dennis

Sociology

Routledge

With the most comprehensive data that exists on women and congressional elections, Palmer and Simon explore the American "political glass ceiling" - how incumbency, strategy and redistricting effect the success of women candidates for Congress.

Women and Congressional Elections: A Century of Change (Tower Center Political Studies)

Women's Studies

Lynne Rienner Pub

Since 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed over the past hundred years? Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon combine a rich analytical narrative, data on nearly 40,000 candidates, and colorful stories from the campaign trail in the most thorough accounting of women s performance in House and Senate elections ever presented. The authors go beyond the conventional wisdom as they explore the continuing underrepresentation of women in Congress. In the process, they show how the rules of the game, together with an important cluster of demographic characteristics that can make a district more or less women friendly, have shaped opportunities for female candidates across a century of US history.

Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.

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