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Participation of women in elective and appointive office at local and national levels in 60 countries in 1978. Includes both industrialized and industrializing nations.

This volume examines the impact of women public officials serving in various offices and locales at local, state, and national levels. The essays included originated in a research project sponsored by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. The subjects range from a very prominent US Senator who served from the early 1940s to the 1970s, to members of a New Jersey county council in the 1980s, to state legislators from across the country.

Studies examining newspaper coverage of gubernatorial and senatorial candidates running in the 1980s found women to be at a disadvantage compared to men. Although women are still underrepresented as senators and governors, they have increased their numbers in more recent years. With greater representation, has press coverage become more gender neutral? To answer this important question, coverage of men and women senatorial and gubernatorial candidates running between 1992 and 2000 is analyzed. Findings suggest, in general, that newspaper coverage of candidates has become increasingly gender-balanced. Although certain disparities exist, some differences now actually favor women candidates. Some possible explanations for more balanced newspaper coverage are also discussed.