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Gendered Vulnerability

How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office

Jeffrey Lazarus author Amy Steigerwalt author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Michigan Press

Published:2nd Aug '19

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Gendered Vulnerability examines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections—a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term “gendered vulnerability.” Since women feel constant pressure to make sure they can win reelection, they devote more of their time and energy to winning their constituents’ favor. Lazarus and Steigerwalt examine different facets of legislative behavior, finding that female members do a better job of representing their constituents than male members.

“This book is a valuable addition to the literature on women and politics, as much of that literature focuses more on getting elected and less on what women do once they are elected.”
Choice Reviews

ISBN: 9780472037582

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236 pages