July Fri, 2015
The American Governor: Power, Constraint, and Leadership in The States
“This book brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detract from that power.” The book includes chapters on research conducted under grants from ECAG. Eagleton contributors to this book include: Saladin Ambar (chapter 8), Ashley Koning (chapter 10) and John Weingart (chapter 11).
May Wed, 2015
Electing Women of Color: The Role of Campaign Trainings
Campaign trainings have proliferated in recent years and seem to play a disproportionate role in women’s election to office. By examining perceptions of the barriers facing women of color and by identifying the mechanisms by which the New Jersey Ready to Run® Diversity Initiative, a program of the Center for American Women and Politics, seek to help women, this article sheds light on the status of women candidates of color and the role of campaign trainings more generally.
September Tue, 2013
More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures
“This book advances a new approach for understanding women’s election to office, challenging assumptions of a single model of candidate emergence and the necessity for women to assimilate to men’s pathways to office.” Written by Center for American Women and Politics senior scholars Susan J. Carroll and Kira Sanbonmatsu.
July Wed, 2013
Women’s Election to Office in the Fifty States: Opportunities and Challenges
Center for American Women and Politics scholar Kira Sanbonmatsu wrote a chapter in Gender and Elections discussing the barriers and opportunities women face in seeking state legislative and statewide executive office and the differences across states in women's officeholding. Party is a key factor in understanding women's candidacies and women's representation.