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It Takes A Candidate - Jennifer Lawless and Richard Fox
"This important work constitutes a systematic, nationwide empirical account of the effects of gender on political ambition."
Where Women Run - Kira Sanbonmatsy
"Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, political scientist Kira Sanbonmatsu analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties’ informal recruitment practices shape who runs—or doesn’t run—for political office in America."
Power Surge - Margaret Seidler
"Reach new heights of functioning and living when you learn to tap the Power of And."
Turning Point: The Changing Landscape for Women Governors - Barbara Lee Family Foundation
This 2010 breakthrough research documents the advantages women now have in running for elected office. The report is designed to help women candidates navigate the changes that the 2010 elections represent. In many ways a departure from their earlier research, Turning Point: The Changing Landscape for Women Candidates helps women candidates for office identify and deploy all of their assets without succumbing to the pitfalls that gender bias can still present. This guide is also an invitation. If you are running for office or planning to run, we invite you to use it to its fullest to help inform your campaign.
Closing the Leadership Gap - Marie C. Wilson
"In Closing the Leadership Gap, Wilson focuses on the virtues of sharing power by skewering culture bound male leadership styles and celebrating the arguable premise that women use a similar "recipe" of leadership values such as inclusion and cooperation."
Lincoln on Leadership - Donald Philips
"Lincoln on Leadership is the first book to examine Abraham Lincoln's diverse leadership abilities and how they can be applied to today's complex world."
Know Your Power - Nancy Pelosi
"Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history. Now she continues to inspire women everywhere in this thought-provoking collection of wise words-her own and those of the important people who played pivotal roles in her journey."
Women and American Politics - Susan Carroll
"This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of women and politics to provide an account of recent developments and the challenges that the future brings for women in American Politics."
Pearls, Politics and Power - Madeleine Kunin
"Having risen from the Vermont State House to the Lieutenant Governorship to become the first woman elected governor of Vermont (1985-1991), Kunin (Living a Political Life) is part of the new wave of women in the top ranks of government, and she's recruiting: 'Women will not have all the answers, but they are sure to inject new talent, ideas, and optimism into a political system desperately in need of all three.'"
Men Rule - by Ruth Lawless and Richard Fox
"...[W]hen women run for office, regardless of the position they seek, they are just as likely as their male counterparts to win their races." The problem, Lawless and Fox contend in this 2012 research, is the fact that women do not run for office and do not possess the same "political ambition" as men. Men Rule outlines the seven (7) reasons women continue to be underrepresented in the political arena. When juxtaposed to the Barbara Lee Family Foundation's research in Turning Point, it is evident that these gender "disadvantages" are actually the qualities that give women candidates a competitive edge. Furthermore, understanding those qualities will lead to success for female candidates when running for elected office.
Rank of Female Representation
View the data table compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by December 31, 2011. It classifies 190 countries in descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House.
HERvotes
This webpage identifies and defines twelve advances in women's rights currently at risk, HERvotes also offers advancement goals for each issue.
It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard
The AAUW Action Fund recently launched It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard, a nonpartisan campaign to educate and mobilize young women for the 2012 elections. This article explains how to become a part of the launch by spreading the word about the campaign.
"This important work constitutes a systematic, nationwide empirical account of the effects of gender on political ambition."
Where Women Run - Kira Sanbonmatsy
"Drawing on surveys and case studies of party leaders and legislators in six states, political scientist Kira Sanbonmatsu analyzes the links between parties and representation, exposing the mechanism by which parties’ informal recruitment practices shape who runs—or doesn’t run—for political office in America."
Power Surge - Margaret Seidler
"Reach new heights of functioning and living when you learn to tap the Power of And."
Turning Point: The Changing Landscape for Women Governors - Barbara Lee Family Foundation
This 2010 breakthrough research documents the advantages women now have in running for elected office. The report is designed to help women candidates navigate the changes that the 2010 elections represent. In many ways a departure from their earlier research, Turning Point: The Changing Landscape for Women Candidates helps women candidates for office identify and deploy all of their assets without succumbing to the pitfalls that gender bias can still present. This guide is also an invitation. If you are running for office or planning to run, we invite you to use it to its fullest to help inform your campaign.
Closing the Leadership Gap - Marie C. Wilson
"In Closing the Leadership Gap, Wilson focuses on the virtues of sharing power by skewering culture bound male leadership styles and celebrating the arguable premise that women use a similar "recipe" of leadership values such as inclusion and cooperation."
Lincoln on Leadership - Donald Philips
"Lincoln on Leadership is the first book to examine Abraham Lincoln's diverse leadership abilities and how they can be applied to today's complex world."
Know Your Power - Nancy Pelosi
"Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history. Now she continues to inspire women everywhere in this thought-provoking collection of wise words-her own and those of the important people who played pivotal roles in her journey."
Women and American Politics - Susan Carroll
"This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of women and politics to provide an account of recent developments and the challenges that the future brings for women in American Politics."
Pearls, Politics and Power - Madeleine Kunin
"Having risen from the Vermont State House to the Lieutenant Governorship to become the first woman elected governor of Vermont (1985-1991), Kunin (Living a Political Life) is part of the new wave of women in the top ranks of government, and she's recruiting: 'Women will not have all the answers, but they are sure to inject new talent, ideas, and optimism into a political system desperately in need of all three.'"
Men Rule - by Ruth Lawless and Richard Fox
"...[W]hen women run for office, regardless of the position they seek, they are just as likely as their male counterparts to win their races." The problem, Lawless and Fox contend in this 2012 research, is the fact that women do not run for office and do not possess the same "political ambition" as men. Men Rule outlines the seven (7) reasons women continue to be underrepresented in the political arena. When juxtaposed to the Barbara Lee Family Foundation's research in Turning Point, it is evident that these gender "disadvantages" are actually the qualities that give women candidates a competitive edge. Furthermore, understanding those qualities will lead to success for female candidates when running for elected office.
Rank of Female Representation
View the data table compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by December 31, 2011. It classifies 190 countries in descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House.
HERvotes
This webpage identifies and defines twelve advances in women's rights currently at risk, HERvotes also offers advancement goals for each issue.
It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard
The AAUW Action Fund recently launched It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard, a nonpartisan campaign to educate and mobilize young women for the 2012 elections. This article explains how to become a part of the launch by spreading the word about the campaign.