Not So Great Expectations: Why Ambiguous Position-Taking Benefits Women Candidates

• In Event: Experiments on Gender and American Political Attitudes and Behavior

Brief Overview

This study examines whether women running for office are penalized more or less than men for taking ambiguous (or unclear) issue positions during campaigns.

Authors

• Kerri Milita, Illinois State University

• Elizabeth Nicole Simas, University of Houston

• Alecia Nepaul, Stony Brook University