A.  Access the White House Project Education Fund’s web site. On this site, you can access research reports on young women’s participation, women’s campaigns, and barriers to women’s campaign success. Take a look at any one of the reports and write about the implications of the research findings for women of your generation interested in running for public office.





B.  Compare and contrast the National Federation of Republican Women and the Women’s National Democratic Club web sites. One theme in this book is that women do not share an agenda because of their sex. Rather, women are divided on political issues by race, class, political party, or family status. After reviewing each web site, write about the similarities and differences that you observe. What kind of woman is each trying to attract? What are the issues they highlight as priorities? What kind of history is presented?





C.  Read Encountering the Controversies of Equality: Elizabeth Dole’s Campaign and the Press on pages 114–115. Given Dole’s experience with the press, what advice would you give to the next woman candidate for president? Design a five step strategy to overcome the negative experience Elizabeth Dole faced.





D.  Should women candidates expect support from women voters? Think about the assumptions that are at work in this question. Write a short journal entry about why some women candidates are shocked to learn that their most ardent opponents are other women.