Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling (Hardcover)

Introduction Early Fundraising by Nonincumbent Female Congressional Candidates: The Importance of Women’s PACs Electoral Context, Issues, and Voting for Women in the 1990s Candidate Sex and Congressional Elections: Open Seats Before, During, and After the Year of the Woman The Political Glass Ceiling: Gender, Strategy, and Incumbency in U.S. House Elections, 1978?1998 The Electoral Glass Ceiling? Gender, Viability, and the News in U.S. Senate Campaigns Do Differences Matter? Women Members of Congress and the Hyde Amendment Speaking Out: An Analysis of Democratic and Republican Women-Invoked Rhetoric of the 105th Congress “How Does She Have Time for Kids and Congress?” Views on Gender and Media Coverage from House Offices Research on Women in Legislatures: What Have We Learned, Where Are We Going? About the Contributors Index References Notes Included