Roundtable: It Takes (More than) a Candidate: Studying the Enduring Gender Gap in Political Ambition

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Overview

It's been 20 years since the publication of It Takes a Candidate, which established the gender gap in political ambition. This roundtable will discuss what we've learned in the last 20 years and what future research should address.

Section

• Gender & Politics / Gender & Politics

Cosponsor

• Program Chairs / Program Chairs

Chair

• Jennifer L Lawless, University of Virginia

Participants

• Richard Logan Fox, Loyola Marymount University

• Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook University

• Kathleen Dolan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Nicholas Carnes, Duke University