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A Woman in the White House?. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, July 2009, Pages: 68
Women are typically underrepresented in government.
This is particularly evident in the United States
where women are far less likely than men to serve in
elected office and have never served as president.
This book looks at the women who ran for their
party's nomination for president from Margaret Chase
Smith through Carol Moseley Braun. It examines the
challenges and barriers faced by women running for
political office, as well as the unique challenges
faced by women who run for president. A model is
then created that examines the personal and
political similarities and differences between these
women. This model is compared and contrasted to
previously existing models of the personal and
political characteristics of the male United States
presidents. Ultimately, this book tries to explain
the main factors leading to the lack of success
experienced by women candidates in obtaining their
party's nomination for the U.S. presidency. This
analysis should be helpful to professionals in the
field of political science and gender studies, as
well as anyone else trying to understand why a woman
has not yet been elected president in the United
States.
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