It still takes a candidate: why women don't run for office

Electoral politics: still a man's world? 2. Explaining women's emergence in the political arena 3. The gender gap in political ambition 4. Barefoot, pregnant, and holding a law degree: family dynamics and running for office 5. Gender, party, and political recruitment 6. 'I'm just not qualified': gendered self-perceptions of candidate viability 7. Taking the plunge: deciding to run for office 8. Gender and the future of electoral politics Appendix A. The Citizen Political Ambition Panel Study sample design and data collection Appendix B. The first wave survey (2001) Appendix C. The second wave survey (2008) Appendix D. The interview questionnaire Appendix E. Variable coding.