Cracking the highest glass ceiling :  a global comparison of women's campaigns for executive office / 
Rainbow Murray, editor  ; foreword by Pippa Norris. 
 - Santa Barbara, Calif. :  Praeger,  c2010. 
 - xx, 267 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Women and minorities in politics .
 - Women and minorities in politics. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: gender stereotypes and media coverage of women candidates / Rainbow Murray --'She's not my type of blonde': media coverage of Irene SaÌs presidential bid / Magda Hinojosa -- Madonna and four children: SeÌeÌ€ne Royal / Rainbow Murray -- 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling: the rise and fall of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign) / Dianne Bystrom -- Sarah Palin:'beauty is beastly?' : an exploratory content analysis of media coverage / Gina Serignese Woodall, Kim L. Fridkin, and Jill Carle --'Either way, there's going to be a man in charge' : media representations of New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark /Linda Trimble and Natasja Treiberg -- How the Iron Curtain helped break through the glass ceiling: Angela Merkel's campaigns in 2005 and 2009 / Sarah Elise Wiliarty -- Ma Ellen: Liberia's iron lady? / Melinda Adams -- Renegotiating political leadership: Michelle Bachelet's rise to the Chilean presidency / Susan Franceschet and Gwynn Thomas -- Primera dama, prima donna?: media constructions of Cristina FernaÌz de Kirchner in Argentina / Jennifer M. Piscopo -- Conclusion: a new comparative framework / Rainbow Murray. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313382482 (hard copy : alk. paper) 0313382484 (hard copy : alk. paper) 9780313382499 (ebook) 0313382492 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010014652 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women executives.<br/>Women--Political activity.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.92/2