Dr. Melissa K. Miller is an associate professor in the school of Political Science at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Miller studies voters' employment of gender stereotypes in elections and how these stereotypes may undermine women candidates at the polls. Miller argues that mothers who choose to run for office are particularly disadvantaged due to culturally-ingrained voter stereotypes surrounding maternity. “Mothers on the Run” addresses both voter perception of mother-candidates and how the mother-candidates present their maternal status in a political campaign. Dr. Miller is a leading expert in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and has been published in numerous academic journals.
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Melissa K. Miller
Associate Professor
melissm@bgsu.edu
122 Williams Hall
Political Advertisements featuring mother-candidates and their families
By Stalsburg, B. L. September 1, 2010, in Politics & Gender, 6(03), 373-404
This paper describes the lack of research on consequences based on the gender of political candidates and also seeks to describe how different genders must address their personal lives in different ways (2010).
by the Barbara Lee Family Foundation
This research memo explains the unique methods female candidates use to address their personal lives on the campaign trail (2017).