Good reasons to run : women and political candidacy / edited by Shauna L. Shames, Rachel I. Bernhard, Mirya R. Holman, and Dawn Langan Teele.

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English
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  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press, 2020.
  • ©2020
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ix, 312 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    "Examines the current landscape of opportunities for women in electoral office to determine what kinds of messages, support, and training are most effective in getting women candidates to run"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Part I: Who Runs? Editors' Headnote to Part I. What if Women Won't Run? Exploring Gender Gaps in Elite Political Ambition / Karen O'Connor and Alixandra B. Yanus
    • Who Runs? Data from Women Trained as Candidates / Rachel Bernhard, Shauna Shames, Rachel Silbermann, and Dawn Teele
    • Political Ambition, Structural Obstacles, and the Fate of Republican Women / Malliga Och
    • Who is Stacey Abrams? An Examination of Gender and Race Dynamics in State Level Candidacy / Jamil Scott, Kesicia Dickinson, and Pearl K. Dowe
    • Part II: Why Run? Editors' Headnote to Part II. Ambition for Office: Women and Policymaking / Sue Thomas and Catherine Wineinger
    • From Civic Mindedness to Electoral Politics: Citizen Advisory Committees and the Decision to Run for School Board / Rebecca E. Deen and Beth Anne Shelton
    • Youth National Service and Women's Political Ambition: The Case of Teach For America / Cecilia Hyunjung Mo and Georgia Anderson-Nilsson
    • Part III: Why Not Run? Editors' Headnote to Part III. The Uneven Geography of Candidate Emergence: How the Expectation of Winning Influences Candidate Emergence / Heather L. Ondercin
    • How Political Parties can Diversify their Leadership / Alejandra Gimenez Aldridge, Christopher F. Karpowitz, J. Quin Monson, and Jessica Robinson Preece
    • Late to the Party: Black Women's Inconsistent Support from Political Parties / Nadia E. Brown and Pearl K. Dowe
    • Women's Political Ambition and the 2016 Election / Chris W. Bonneau and Kristin Kanthak
    • Part IV: How Nonprofits Help Women Run. Editors' Headnote to Part IV. Women Candidate Recruitment Groups in the States / Rebecca Kreitzer and Tracy Osborn
    • Are you Ready-to-Run [Trade Mark sign]? Campaign Trainings and Women's Candidacies in New Jersey / Kira Sanbonmatsu and Kelly Dittmar
    • Pieces of Women's Political Ambition Puzzle: Changing Perceptions of a Political Career with Campaign Training / Monica C. Schneider and Jennie Sweet-Cushman
    • Women Running In the World: Candidate Training Programs in Comparative Perspective / Jennifer M. Piscopo
    • Part V: The Special Role of Money. Editors' Headnote to Part V. Building a Campaign Donor Network: How Candidate Gender and Partisanship Impact the Campaign Money Chase / Michele L. Swers and Danielle M. Thomsen
    • Training Women to Run in an African Democracy: The Case of Benin / Martha C. Johnson
    • Paying it Forward: Candidate Contributions and Support for Diverse Candidates / Jaclyn J. Kettler
    • Conclusion: A Reason and a Season to Run.
    ISBN
    • 9781439919552 (hardcover)
    • 1439919550 (hardcover)
    • 9781439919569 (paperback)
    • 1439919569 (paperback)
    LCCN
    2019039558
    OCLC
    1122456310
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