Publication Date

Spring 4-23-2014

School

Helms School of Government

Major

Government: Politics and Policy

Keywords

politics, women in politics, Sarah Palin, Margaret Thatcher, voter probability

Disciplines

Communication | Leadership Studies | Political Science

Abstract

This paper explores the electability of women to higher office. It evaluates voter probability through studies that assess the effect of media attention to a candidate’s appearance. Furthermore, the paper studies the media coverage of Governor Sarah Palin’s campaign for Vice President. Finally, it includes an evaluation of Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s successful campaign for Prime Minister. Based on the case studies of voter probability, Sarah Palin and Margaret Thatcher, women do face many obstacles to political office, yet women are fully capable of overcoming these obstacles and we will see a woman leader in an executive position on a national level in the United States.

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