Cracking the highest glass ceiling : a global comparison of women's campaigns for executive office / Rainbow Murray, editor ; foreword by Pippa Norris.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: gender stereotypes and media coverage of women candidates / Rainbow Murray --'She's not my type of blonde': media coverage of Irene SaÌ{u5EA7}s presidential bid / Magda Hinojosa -- Madonna and four children: SeÌ{u7BEC}eÌ€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 FernaÌ{uE925}z de Kirchner in Argentina / Jennifer M. Piscopo -- Conclusion: a new comparative framework / Rainbow Murray.