Walking the Gendered Tightrope: Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi as Legislative Leaders

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Melissa Haussman and Karen M. Kedrowski examine how women in higher office must balance feminine stereotypes with exercising their power.

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Gendered Pluralism

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Katherine Tate and Belinda Robnett examine the extent to which gender influences the political policy views and attitudes of women. 

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Who Runs? The Masculine Advantage in Candidate Emergence

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Meredith Conroy and Sarah Oliver focus on the candidate emergence process (recruitment, perceived qualifications, and ambition), and investigate the affects of individuals’ gender personality on these variables to improve theories of women’s underrepresentation in government. 

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The Paradox of Gender Equality: How American Women's Groups Gained and Lost Their Public Voice

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Kristin A. Goss examines how women’s civic place has changed over the span of more than 120 years, how public policy has driven these changes, and why these changes matter for women and American democracy. 

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When Protest Makes Policy: How Social Movements Represent Disadvantaged Groups

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Political theorist S. Laurel Weldon demonstrates that social movements provide a hitherto unrecognized form of democratic representation, and thus offer a significant potential for deepening democracy and overcoming social conflict. 

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The Paradox of Gender Equality: How American Women's Groups Gained and Lost Their Public Voice

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Goss charts the scope and trajectory of American women's policy agendas and collective engagement in public policy-making from the 19th-century suffrage movement through the present day.
 

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The Changing Face of Representation: The Gender of U.S. Senators and Constituent Communications

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Fridkin and Kenney examine in detail senators' official websites,  press releases and local news stories, as well as surveys of citizens to discern constituents' attitudes about their senators.    

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The Political Consequences of Motherhood

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Greenlee investigates the complex relationship between motherhood and women's political attitudes.

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Gender in Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives

This book is part of the CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics published by the University of Michigan Press in association with CAWP. Barbara Burrell presents a comprehensive comparative examination of men's and women's candidacies for the U.S. House of Representatives in elections from 1994 through 2012. 

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