Gendered Vulnerability
How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office
Analysis-driven study of female candidates and how they represent their constituents better than their male colleagues
Description
Gendered Vulnerability examines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections—a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term “gendered vulnerability.” Since women feel constant pressure to make sure they can win reelection, they devote more of their time and energy to winning their constituents’ favor. Lazarus and Steigerwalt examine different facets of legislative behavior, finding that female members do a better job of representing their constituents than male members.
Jeffrey Lazarus is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University.
Amy Steigerwalt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University.
Reviews
"This book is a valuable addition to the literature on women and politics, as much of that literature focuses more on getting elected and less on what women do once they are elected."
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