00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004996 13244/MKRI-P/XI-2009 13243/MKRI-P/XI-2009 20221025101433 13243/MKRI-P/XI-2009 13244/MKRI-P/XI-2009 0010-0520004996 221025################|##########|#eng## 9780415964739 eng 324.973 324.973 PAL b Palmer, Barbara and Dennis Simon Breaking the political glass ceiling:women and congressional elections / Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon 2nd ed. New York : Routledge, 2008 x, 260p. : :illus. ; 23 cm. Indeks : p.255-260 p.235-254 "Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Is there a ""political glass ceiling"" for women? Although women use the same strategic calculations as men to decide when to run, the decision regarding where to run is something else. While redistricting has increasingly protected incumbents, it also has the unintended consequence of shaping the opportunities for female candidates. The political geography and socio-economic profile of districts that elect women differ substantially from districts that elect men. With data on over 10,000 elections and 30,000 candidates from 1916 to the present, Palmer and Simon explore how strategy and the power of incumbency affect women?s decisions to run for office. " Women in politics-United States 13243/MKRI-P/XI-2009 13244/MKRI-P/XI-2009