Sexism versus partisanship: A new look at the question of whether America is ready for a woman president

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 413-428

  Falk, Erika ^a   Kenski, Kate ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elections; Hillary Clinton; Presidential campaigns; Women candidates; Women politicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751056674     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9025-z     Document Type: Article

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