Gender and Elections

The fifth edition of Gender and Elections identifies the myriad ways gender influences electoral politics through the 2020 national elections.

Susan J. Carroll (Edited by), Richard L. Fox (Edited by), Kelly Dittmar (Edited by)

9781009055925, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 December 2021

354 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.54 kg

'Gender and Elections is the essential source for studying the effect of gender in US elections. Each edition continues to be on the cutting edge of scholarship and takes the pulse of what is happening on the ground. The book chronicles the changing political landscape with an increasing number of women entering the electoral arena. Each chapter analyzes the advances women candidates have made in running for and winning elective office at every level of government, as well as the obstacles women continue to face. Students enjoy this textbook because it is thought-provoking and relevant to the political world they see around them. This compilation of research makes a significant contribution to the field, both theoretically and historically.' Kathryn DePalo-Gould, Florida International University

The fifth edition of Gender and Elections offers a lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2020 elections. This timely yet enduring volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2020 elections and providing an in-depth analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape the contours and outcomes of electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding presidential, congressional, and state elections; voter participation, turnout, and choices; participation of African American women and Latinas; support of political parties and women's organizations; and candidate communication. New chapters explore the role of social movements in elections and introduce concepts of gendered and raced institutions, intersectionality, and identity politics applied to presidential elections from past to present. The resulting volume is the most comprehensive and reliable resource on the role of gender in electoral politics.

Introduction: Gender and electoral politics in the twenty-first century Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox, and Kelly Dittmar
1. Gender, race, and presidential politics: assessing institutional change in 2020 Melanye Price and Kelly Dittmar
2. Women as presidential and vice-presidential contenders: history made and history deferred Kelly Dittmar
3. Gendered mobilization and elections: the intersectional politics of protest Celeste Montoya
4. Voter participation and turnout: more diverse electorate, new forms of activism, record turnout Susan A. MacManus and Amy N. Benner
5. Voting choices: the importance of women voters and the gender gap Susan J. Carroll
6. Presente!: Latinas mobilizing for political change across candidates, races, and voters in 2020 Anna Sampaio
7. Elevating African American women's political leadership amid pandemic politics Wendy G. Smooth
8. Congressional elections: women's candidacies and the road to gender parity Richard L. Fox
9. Women's election to office in the fifty states: changes and challenges Kira Sanbonmatsu and Maria Wilson
10. Supporting women candidates: the role of parties, women's organizations, and PACs Rosalyn Cooperman
11. Gender and candidate communication: TV ads, websites, and social media Dianne Bystrom
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Subject Areas: Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]