Social role theory provides a framework to help understand the complexity of gender in the
political sphere. We demonstrate how SRT both helps to explain extant research findings …

In the last several elections, there has been a substantial diversification of political
candidates both at the national and state level, particularly in the Democratic Party. This …

Scholarship on women voters in the United States has focused on the gender gap, showing
that, since the 1980s, women are more likely to vote for Democratic Party candidates than …

The 2008 presidential election made American history. Yet before Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton, there were other" historic firsts": Shirley Chisholm, who ran for president in …

Choosing whom to marry involves more than emotion, as racial politics, cultural mores, and
local demographics all shape romantic choices. In Marriage Vows and Racial Choices …

The political term “women of color”(WOC) emerged in the late 1970s in Black feminist
organizing spaces as a rejection of a singular emphasis on a woman identity. At that time, a …

Pundits and scholars alike point to recent elections as evidence of a changing American
electorate with women of color (WOC) at the center of creating a more diverse electorate …

Donald Trump was particularly vocal in shaping his presidential campaign around policies
perceived as being anti-immigration. Consequently, many were shocked that Hispanic …

The relationship between religiosity and political attitudes is well established in the United
States, particularly around gendered issues like abortion. However, this relationship can be …

Members of Congress from racial minority groups often find themselves in a unique
predicament. For one thing, they tend to represent constituencies that are more …