The Role of Gender Stereotypes in U.S. Senate Campaigns

In this article, we rely on data from the 2006 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) to examine the impact of gender for U.S. senators running for reelection. We propose a theoretical explanation for why an incumbent's gender may influence how citizens evaluate senators, and we presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Politics & gender 2009-09, Vol.5 (3), p.301-324
Hauptverfasser:	Fridkin, Kim L., Kenney, Patrick J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Electoral campaigning Females Gender Gender studies Incumbency Legislators Legislature Political Campaigns Politics Sex Stereotypes Stereotypes United States of America
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