2. Gendering the Election

Presidential Politics: Race, Gender, and Inequality in the 2016 Election

In this panel, moderated by Professor of English at Stanford, Paula Moya, participants analyze gender in the election. Shelley Correll, Professor of Sociology at Stanford, discusses gender stereotypes and resistance to women's leadership. Ina Coleman from Sirenia Partners outlines the gender gap and breaks down the numbers of the voting eligible population. Jennifer Lawless, Professor of Political Science at American University, sheds light on women who run for elected positions and finds little distinction between their male counterparts in their campaign communication, media coverage and voter assessments. Shelley Correll is professor of sociology and (by courtesy) organizational behavior at Stanford University. She is also the Barbara D. Finberg Director of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Women’s Leadership. Professor Correll teaches classes in the sociology of gender, sociology of work and social psychology