A Woman for U. S. President? Gender and Leadership Traits Before and After 9/11

A public agenda focused on terrorism and war may have added to voters' doubts about women's leadership, but popular support for electing a woman has rebounded since 2001-2003. An analysis of candidates' traits using American National Election Studies (ANES) surveys found that the ...

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Published in:Journal of women, politics & policy politics & policy, 2006-04, Vol.28 (1), p.35-60
Main Authors: Hansen, Susan B, Otero, Laura Wills
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Females
Leadership
Personality
Personality Traits
Presidential elections
Presidents
Public Support
Terrorism
United States of America
War
Women
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Summary:A public agenda focused on terrorism and war may have added to voters' doubts about women's leadership, but popular support for electing a woman has rebounded since 2001-2003. An analysis of candidates' traits using American National Election Studies (ANES) surveys found that the 'strong leader' cue actually became less rather than more important as a predictor of the presidential vote in 2004 than in 2000. The trait 'candidate cares about you' was significantly more important in 2004 than in many previous election years, especially for women. Women politicians who can prove their 'toughness' or their skills at crisis management may have an advantage with voters (especially women voters) if they can take advantage of their perceived edge in compassion. Adapted from the source document. COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM: HAWORTH DOCUMENT DELIVERY CENTER, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
ISSN:1554-477X
1554-4788
DOI:10.1300/J501v28n01_03