Gender & Politics / Gender and Politics

Who Run the U.S. States? Girls!: Examining the Partisan and Gender-Based Campaign Strategies of Successful Female Candidates for Governor in 2018. - Lisa Hager, South Dakota State University; Abigail Paul, South Dakota State University

Women in the Governor’s Mansion: Breaking the Barrier to Competition - Helen Adair King, Johnson C. Smith University

The Effect of Gender and Candidate Quality in Gubernatorial Elections, 1974-2018 - Megan Kennedy, Penn State University

Mocking Melania: Social and Gender Implications of Comic Representations of the First Lady - Tammy R. Vigil, Boston University

The Political First Lady: An Analysis of First Ladies Promoting Causes and Programs in Congressional Committees - Jess R. Gagliardi, Adams State University

Nicole R. Foster Shoaf, Missouri Southern State University