Book contents
- It Takes More Than a Candidate
- It Takes More Than a Candidate
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Still a Man’s World?
- 2 Gender and Candidate Emergence
- 3 The Gender Gap in Political Ambition
- 4 Family Dynamics and Running for Office
- 5 Gender, Party, and Political Recruitment
- 6 Gendered Self-Perceptions of Candidate Viability
- 7 Taking the Plunge
- 8 The Persistent Gender Gap in Political Ambition
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Index
- References
Works Cited
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2025
Book contents
- It Takes More Than a Candidate
- It Takes More Than a Candidate
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Still a Man’s World?
- 2 Gender and Candidate Emergence
- 3 The Gender Gap in Political Ambition
- 4 Family Dynamics and Running for Office
- 5 Gender, Party, and Political Recruitment
- 6 Gendered Self-Perceptions of Candidate Viability
- 7 Taking the Plunge
- 8 The Persistent Gender Gap in Political Ambition
- Book part
- Works Cited
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
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- It Takes More Than a CandidateWhy Women Don't Run for Office, pp. 157 - 170Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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