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8 - The Future Is Female

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2020

Nichole M. Bauer
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
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Chapter 8 highlights the broader implications of this research for women seeking to enter positions characterized by masculine expectations and traditionally dominated by men. The gendered qualification gap applies not only to political leadership but to the many public institutions that underrepresent women. Women, in general, need better qualifications than men to succeed in business leadership, the legal field, STEM industries, higher education, and other institutions traditionally dominated by men. The gendered qualification gap creates steep entry barriers for women pursuing professions that typically underrepresent women. The result is that women are noticeably absent from public life.

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The Qualifications Gap
Why Women Must Be Better than Men to Win Political Office
, pp. 162 - 176
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • The Future Is Female
  • Nichole M. Bauer, Louisiana State University
  • Book: The Qualifications Gap
  • Online publication: 17 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864503.008
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  • The Future Is Female
  • Nichole M. Bauer, Louisiana State University
  • Book: The Qualifications Gap
  • Online publication: 17 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864503.008
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  • The Future Is Female
  • Nichole M. Bauer, Louisiana State University
  • Book: The Qualifications Gap
  • Online publication: 17 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864503.008
Available formats
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