#GenderWatch2016 Pre-Debate Reading

Kelly Dittmar

presidential gender watch 2016In April 2015, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation (BLFF) and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) launched Presidential Gender Watch 2016, a project to track, analyze, and illuminate gender dynamics in the 2016 presidential election. With the help of expert scholars and practitioners, Presidential Gender Watch worked for 21 months to further public understanding of how gender influences candidate strategy, voter engagement and expectations, media coverage, and electoral outcomes in campaigns for the nation’s highest executive office. The blog below was written for Presidential Gender Watch 2016, as part of our collective effort to raise questions, suggest answers, and complicate popular discussions about gender’s role in the presidential race.

 

Getting ready to watch tonight’s debate? Check out these articles on gender dynamics to watch for as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump take the stage tonight (9pm EDT). Additional analyses, facts, and insights will be shared via Presidential Gender Watch’s facebook and twitter accounts throughout the day.

Be sure to live tweet the debate with us tonight, following #GenderWatch2016.

 

Why It’s So Hard for Men to Debate Women
Charlotte Alter

When Donald Meets Hillary: A Viewer’s Guide
Affan Chowdhry (with Drs. Alan Schroeder, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and Kelly Dittmar)

Before There was a Woman Nominee, Women Moderators Provided Gender Diversity on the Presidential Debate Stage. 
Dr. Kelly Dittmar (PGW Expert)

In Trump/Clinton Face-off on Monday, Winning Over Women Will be Key  
Ginger Gibson

Why Hillary Clinton Gets Interrupted More than Donald Trump
Dr. Francesca Gino

Clinton’s Gender Could Hurt Her in the Presidential Debate
Dr. Leonie Huddy

A Guide to the Debates 
Christine Jahnke (PGW Guest Expert)

Memo to Women Candidates: Parts I, II, and III
Christine Jahnke (PGW Guest Expert)

Clinton, Trump and Gender Dynamics Pose ‘Unprecedented Political Spectacle’ at Presidential Debate
Katie Leslie and Jordan Rudner

Why Do So Many People Hate the Sound of Hillary Clinton’s Voice?

Elspeth Reeve

How Could Sexism Hurt Clinton in the Debates? These Female High School Debaters Know.
Anna Waters

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Kelly Dittmar

Kelly Dittmar is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers–Camden and Director of Research and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. She is the co-author of A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen’s Perspectives on Why Their Representation Matters (Oxford University Press, 2018) (with Kira Sanbonmatsu and Susan J. Carroll) and author of Navigating Gendered Terrain: Stereotypes and Strategy in Political Campaigns (Temple University Press, 2015).

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