Women at the Polls: The Gender Gap, Cultural Politics, and Contested Constituencies in the United States
Mar 2009 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Since 1980, most elections in the United States have been marked by a “gender gap” in which women are more supportive of Democratic candidates than men by nearly ten percentage points. Women at the Polls finds that this gender gap is quite extensive as it exists in almost all demographic groups and as it is based on similar differences in the political attitudes of women and men over a wide array of issues. This suggests that women are becoming an important constituency in U.S. politics.
About the author
Cal Clark is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the MPA Program at Auburn University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has published 15 books and over 200 articles and book chapters, including the co-authored Women in Taiwan Politics (Rienner, 1990) and The Social and Political Bases for Women=s Growing Political Power in Taiwan (Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, 2002) and the co-edited Democracy and the Status of Women in East Asia (Rienner, 2000). He has served as President of the American Association for Chinese Studies.
Janet Clark is Emeritus Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of West Georgia. She received her PhD from the University of Illinois. She has published 4 books and 80 articles and book chapters She is the co-author of Women, Elections, and Representation (Longman, 1987), Women in Taiwan Politics (Rienner, 1990), and The Social and Political Bases for Women's Growing Political Power in Taiwan (Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies, 2002). She has served as President of the Western Social Science Association and the Women's Caucus for Political Science and as the Editor of Women and Politics.
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