Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands - Gendered Party Leadership in Parliamentary Systems

This Element asks how gender conditions the candidacy, selection, and survival of party leaders. It complements existing research on glass ceilings and glass cliffs that certain conditions should make it more likely that women run as leadership candidates. The Element also offers unique insights into women's experience with party leadership.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The party leaders dataset; 3. Candidacy and selection of women party leaders; 4. Tenure of women party leaders; 5. Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element asks how gender conditions the candidacy, selection, and survival of party leaders. It complements existing research on glass ceilings and glass cliffs that certain conditions should make it more likely that women run as leadership candidates. The Element also offers unique insights into women's experience with party leadership.

Foreword

This Element examines how party performance, leader selection, and political culture influence women's survival as party leaders.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea S. Aldrich, Andrea S. (Yale University) Somer-Topcu Aldrich, Zeynep Somer-Topcu
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781009539579
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953957-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Gender and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Gender studies, gender groups, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms