Discussion:
Are there different rules for female political candidates? How must female political candidates present themselves to voters that is different from male candidates?
To analyze the general role and value of gender in the American political process.
Response should be two pages.
Required Reading:
Freeman, Jo. "From Suffrage to Women's Liberation: Feminism in Twentieth CenturyAmerica." Women: A Feminist Perspective ed. Jo Freeman. Mountain View, Calif:Mayfield, 5th edition.
Carroll, Susan J. "Voting Choices: The Policies of the Gender Gap," in Carroll & Fox (ed.), Gender and Elections
Bos, Angela L& O'Loughlin, Paula L.Gender and Politics in the U.S. Paper presented at New Research on Gender In Political Psychology Conference
Copeland, Libby. "The Rules for Female Candidates."