Gendered jobs and local leaders : women, work, and the pipeline to local political office /

Men from business are overrepresented in local politics in the United States. The authors propose a theory of gendered occupations and ambition: the jobs people hold-and the gender composition of those jobs-shape political ambition and candidate success. They test their theory using data on gender a...

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Main Authors:	Bernhard, Rachel I. (Author), Holman, Mirya (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Series:	Cambridge elements. Elements in gender and politics.
Subjects:	Women > Political activity. Women civic leaders. Businesswomen > Political activity. Sex role > Political aspects. Femmes > Activité politique. Femmes leaders. Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book