Presidential election campaign in 2008 in the USA: gender factor Cover Image

Президентская кампания 2008 года в США: гендерный фактор
Presidential election campaign in 2008 in the USA: gender factor

Author(s): Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Shvedova
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: gender balance in power; women electorate; gender equality; gender gap in voting

Summary/Abstract: In the USA the internal resources are used for the development of society and oppor-tunities are created to reveal the potential of female population of the country. This is con-sidered to be the source of the progress. The presidential election campaign in 2008 once again confirms it. The campaign attracted interest not only in the West but also in Russia. The real woman-candidate for presidential election during many months waged an active election campaign and demonstrated an opportunity of election of a woman-president

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-19
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Russian