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Running as a woman : gender and power in American politics /

by Witt, Linda; Paget, Karen M; Matthews, Glenna.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994Description: xiii, 330 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0029203155.Subject(s): Women -- Political activity -- United States
Contents:
Preface: The Birthing of a Book -- 1. Breaking Ground: The Evolution of Citizenship -- 2. Creating a New Tradition: From Altruism to Self-Interest -- 3. Emerging from Jezebel's Shadow: Sex, Gender, and Public Policy -- 4. Squaring the Personal and the Political: The Liability of Being Ms., Mrs., or Mommy -- 5. Crossing the Credibility Threshold: Credentials, Confidence, and Credibility -- 6. Raising the Ante: Campaign Finance and New Women's Networks -- 7. Mobilizing Women's Votes: The Elusive Specter of the Gender Gap -- 8. Decoding the Press: Finessing the Gender Trap -- 9. Delivering the Message: Strategies for Surviving Stereotype -- 10. Losing: Risk as a Rite of Passage -- 11. What Difference Does Difference Make?
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American Studies Corner
Non Fiction 320.082 WIT (Browse shelf) 1 Not For Loan 365609

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-309) and index.

Preface: The Birthing of a Book -- 1. Breaking Ground: The Evolution of Citizenship -- 2. Creating a New Tradition: From Altruism to Self-Interest -- 3. Emerging from Jezebel's Shadow: Sex, Gender, and Public Policy -- 4. Squaring the Personal and the Political: The Liability of Being Ms., Mrs., or Mommy -- 5. Crossing the Credibility Threshold: Credentials, Confidence, and Credibility -- 6. Raising the Ante: Campaign Finance and New Women's Networks -- 7. Mobilizing Women's Votes: The Elusive Specter of the Gender Gap -- 8. Decoding the Press: Finessing the Gender Trap -- 9. Delivering the Message: Strategies for Surviving Stereotype -- 10. Losing: Risk as a Rite of Passage -- 11. What Difference Does Difference Make?

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