Man Enough for Politics: How Masculinity in U.S. Politics Influences Political Ambition

• In Event: Masculinity, Candidates, and Society

Brief Overview

Using a new national survey of 3,000 potential candidates for a variety of offices in the US, we examine the extent to which perceptions of gender, and potential candidates’ beliefs about their own gender, shape the decision to become a candidate.

Authors

• Jennifer L. Lawless, University of Virginia

• Richard Logan Fox, Loyola Marymount University