For decades, scholars have uncovered evidence that male and female legislators' priorities
and preferences differ and that women's inclusion brings to elite-level politics a more …

In The Turnout Gap, Bernard L. Fraga offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the
causes and consequences of racial and ethnic disparities in voter turnout. Examining voting …

To study gender differences in candidate emergence, we conduct a laboratory experiment in
which we control the incentives potential candidates face, manipulate features of the …

Gary Jacobson's classic text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to
congressional elections and the electoral process. Based on the latest data from the …

Based on survey responses from a national random sample of nearly 4,000 high school and
college students, we uncover a dramatic gender gap in political ambition. This finding serves …

A critical void in the research on women's underrepresentation in elective office is an
analysis of the initial decision to run for office. Based on data from our Citizen Political …

It Still Takes A Candidate serves as the only systematic, nationwide empirical account of the
manner in which gender affects political ambition. Based on data from the Citizen Political …

In this article, we develop the concept of nascent political ambition and offer the first
empirical assessment of potential candidates' initial interest in seeking elective office. Our …

The question of whether voter bias exists toward female politicians remains unsettled.
Although anecdotal accounts of gender inequality abound, systematic research …

We examine the relationship between the valence qualities of candidates and the
ideological positions they take in US House elections based on a study of the 2006 midterm …