Frontrunner Allyson Schwartz’s loss in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for governor spotlights a trend in heavy spending on TV ads that could make it even harder for women to win office.
The first woman named to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Wahl decided in her 30s to pursue law after she grew tired of “sitting outside of doors, with the doors shut, and them [men] deciding,” says Lori Sturdevant in this excerpt from “Her Honor.”
Though neither strategy worked, Clinton and Palin used a mix of feminine and masculine messages in their campaigns, say Regina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose in this excerpt from the anthology “Women and Elective Office.”
We don’t need women to become imitation men, but we don’t want them to be imitation saints, either. There are a lot of women who want to succeed, who want to climb the ladder, who want to get ahead, and hurrah for them.
If you want to know why younger women are shying away from political bids just look at how Hillary Clinton and Wendy Davis are still being subjected to a double standard on toughness. The media has a role in stopping this.
Forget Brit Hume’s Darwinian defense of Chris Christie’s tough-guy leadership style. Christie isn’t being penalized by a feminized society. He just lets his inner bully get the best of him too often.
This despite the fact that they face more hurdles, say Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu in this excerpt from “More Women Can Run.” Democrat women have also gained seats at a higher rate than Republicans, in part thanks to public policy motivations.
At some point in the great American feast day, sit back, relax and give thanks to all the women you know, in so many different ways. Imagine how easy it would be to introduce a few women and fill the pipeline to U.S. women’s leadership.
Women are more likely to be appointed to powerful positions when an organization is in crisis, putting their leadership into question, say Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett in this excerpt from “The New Soft War on Women.”
There are a growing number of Latinas, and other women of color, in office, defying expectations and explanations, says Christina E. Bejarano in this excerpt from “The Latina Advantage.”
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