Expert Analysis

 

Carli Lloyd for President?
As we celebrated the U.S. Women's World Cup victory, we talked with Dr. Leanne Doherty, author of Level Playing Field for All? Female Political Leadership and Athletics, about how women's athletic success might be an electoral asset, especial in bids for executive office. Read more here .     

A Man's Game 

See our Analysis page for more expert insights and commentary, including our latest On the Bias report discussing the dominance of masculinity in expectations for and evaluations of presidential candidates, including references to candidate sexuality.  

To commemorate the 43rd anniversary of her candidacy, learn more about Shirley Chisholm in this article by Paula D. McClain, Niambi M. Carter, and Michael C. Brady. The authors compare Chisholm's candidacy with Carol Moseley Braun's candidacy in 2004.    

The most recent CNN/ORC poll finds that Hillary Clinton leads Republican candidates Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker by more than 20 percentage points, and Jeb Bush by 12 points, among women voters.  

With recent announcements from Scott Walker (R) and Jim Webb (D), the current field of declared major party presidential candidates is 10% female; two women are running among the 20 candidates in the race.