TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mary C. Banwart
AU  - Dianne G. Bystrom
PY  - 2024
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1525-9730
SN  - 9781433180613
TI  - Gender and Politics
T2  - Changing the Face of Civic Life
DO  - 10.3726/b16937
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1315623
N2  - Still today, the unequal and gendered distribution of power and participation in American politics remains perplexing. To address this challenge, Banwart and Bystrom examine the research from political communication, political science, and psychology to deepen our understanding of the intersection of gender and politics. Starting with the most common theoretical approaches, they trace the history of women’s right to vote in the U.S., women’s political participation, the political socialization of U.S. citizens, gendered political candidate communication, and gendered media coverage. The authors demonstrate how gender stereotypes play an influential role in citizens’ perceptions of both politics and those seeking to participate in it. They conclude with an analysis of the 2022 midterm election cycle to expose lessons learned and existing barriers as we look to 2024 and beyond.
KW  - Gender and communication theories, women’s suffrage movement, gender gap, political socialization, political ambition, women’s campaign schools, gender stereotypes, voter evaluations of candidates, gendered media coverage, gender and candidate communication, addressing barriers, future implications
LA  - English
ER  -