Punishment or reward? An experiment on the effects of sex and gender issues on candidate choice

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-157

  Anderson, Mary R ^a   Lewis, Christopher J ^b   Baird, Chardie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity effect; Candidate sex; Gender stereotypes; Gender related policies; Women candidates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957868219     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1554477X.2011.562077     Document Type: Article

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