Gender and Elections

Susan J. Carroll is professor of political science at Rutgers University and senior scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Most recently, she is co-author of More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to State Legislatures (with Kira Sanbonmatsu, 2013). Earlier books include Women as Candidates in American Politics (2nd edition, 1994); Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (2003); and The Impact of Women in Public Office (2001). Richard L. Fox is professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University, California. His research examines how gender affects voting behavior, state executive elections, congressional elections, and political ambition. Most recently he is co-author of Women, Men and US Politics: Ten Big Questions (2017). Other books include Running from Office: Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics (2015), and It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office (Cambridge, 2nd edition, 2010).

Introduction: gender and electoral politics in the twenty-first century Susan J. Carroll and Richard L. Fox; 1. Presidential elections: gendered space and the case of 2016 Georgia Duerst-Lahti and Madison Oakley; 2. Disrupting masculine dominance? Women as presidential and vice-presidential contenders Kelly Dittmar; 3. Voter participation and turnout: the political generational divide among women deepens Susan A. MacManus; 4. Voting choices: the significance of women voters and the gender gap Susan J. Carroll; 5. Trumpeando Latinas/os: race, gender, immigration and the role of Latinas/os Anna Sampaio; 6. African American women and electoral politics: the core of the new American electorate Wendy G. Smooth; 7. Congressional elections: women's candidacies and the road to gender parity Richard L. Fox; 8. Political parties and women's organizations: bringing women in to the electoral arena Barbara Burrell; 9. Gender and communication on the campaign trail: media coverage, advertising, and online outreach Dianne Bystrom; 10. Women's election to office in the fifty states: opportunities and challenges Kira Sanbonmatsu.