Rethinking Madam President: Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House?

Lori Cox Han; Caroline Heldman

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2007

Rethinking Madam President

Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House?

Lori Cox Han and Caroline Heldman

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685857721

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From the newsroom to pop culture, all signs suggest that the United States is finally ready for a woman in the White House. But is the vision of an imminent Madam President truly in line with today’s political reality? Rethinking Madam President offers a critical assessment of the inroads made by female candidates into the previously male bastion of electoral success, exploring whether they are at all relevant to the race for the presidency. The authors tackle a range of provocative issues: the conflation of the presidency with masculinity; media coverage focusing, even today, on the novelty of a female candidate; public support for women that often evaporates in the voting booth; and more. Although Madam President is not an impossibility, they conclude, it would be a mistake to ignore the very significant hurdles that women still face on the path to the Oval Office.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Is the United States Really Ready for a Woman President? Lori Cox Han Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Cultural Barriers to a Female President in the United States Caroline Heldman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. The Significance of Social and Institutional Expectations Sue Thomas and Jean Reith Schroedel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
4. Shaping Women’s Chances: Stereotypes and the Media Gina Serignese Woodall and Kim L. Fridkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
5. Masculinity on the Campaign Trail Georgia Duerst-Lahti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
6. Money and the Art and Science of Candidate Viability Victoria Farrar-Myers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7. Political Parties: Advancing a Masculine Ideal Meredith Conroy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
8. Women as Executive Branch Leaders Karen M. Hult Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
9. Leadership Challenges in National Security Meena Bose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
10. A Woman in the White House? Never Say Never Ann Gordon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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Published: July 1, 2007
ISBN: 9781685857721