| Gendered Vulnerability: How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office Contributor(s): Lazarus, Jeffrey (Author), Steigerwalt, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472130714 ISBN-13: 9780472130719 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Women In Politics - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch |
| Dewey: 320.082 |
| LCCN: 2018303260 |
| Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gendered Vulnerability examines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections--a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term "gendered vulnerability." Since women feel constant pressure to make sure they can win reelection, they devote more of their time and energy to winning their constituents' favor. Lazarus and Steigerwalt examine different facets of legislative behavior, finding that female members do a better job of representing their constituents than male members. |