Women and Politics

The Presidents' Wives: The Office of the First Lady in US Politics, 2nd Edition
Robert P. Watson

Robert Watson's groundbreaking study on the presidents' wives proved that the first lady can be an influential force in presidential politics and is a subject worthy of scholarly    More >

Madam President? Gender and Politics on the Road to the White House
Lori Cox Han and Caroline Heldman, editors

Scholars and pundits alike will continue for years to speculate about why both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris lost presidential elections to Donald Trump. Their conclusions may differ,    More >

The Women of 2018: The Pink Wave in the US House Elections ... and Its Legacy in 2020
Barbara Burrell

Avengers. PerSisters. The pink wave. And even badasses. These terms have been used to refer to the unprecedented number of female candidates who ran for elected office in the United States    More >

Chasing Equality: Women's Rights and US Public Policy
Susan Gluck Mezey and Megan A. Sholar

Despite women's many gains in the political, economic, and social spheres, equality remains elusive—and in some areas, ground is being lost. Why? Why does the pay gap between women    More >

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