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The social eligibility pool is one of the major factors that determines the success of candidates that run for office. This paper argues that athletic participation and/or coaching is yet another factor of the social eligibility pool. It would logically follow that candidates for public office would use sports experiences, whether they be amateur or professional, to be another factor that demonstrates their ability to lead. This paper argues that like education, occupation, and other factors, athletic experience is part of the social eligibility pool that qualifies someone for office. Through an analysis of candidates’ campaign biographies, it has been shown that athletic experience is indeed an important part of campaigning. The qualifications gained in athletic participation (e.g. leadership, teamwork, strength, determination) are used in discussions of what makes a good Congress member. In the battle for the 2002 Congress, athletic experience was mentioned more times than military experience and thus can be assumed to increase over the years to come. The assumption of this piece is that if access to athletics is limited, restricted, or changed dramatically by negating the equality language in Title IX, this will be another factor that will inhibit women from being seen as viable candidates by the American voting public. In other words, if it is shown that having played sports is an important asset in running for and winning elected office and if the opportunities for women to pursue athletic careers (college and pro) are still more limited than for men, then the same disparities in shaping the pool of eligible candidates will continue. |
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| Doherty, Leanne. "A Level Playing for All? Female Political Leadership and Athletics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p64719_index.html> |
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| Doherty, L. , 2003-08-27 "A Level Playing for All? Female Political Leadership and Athletics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p64719_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: The social eligibility pool is one of the major factors that determines the success of candidates that run for office. This paper argues that athletic participation and/or coaching is yet another factor of the social eligibility pool. It would logically follow that candidates for public office would use sports experiences, whether they be amateur or professional, to be another factor that demonstrates their ability to lead. This paper argues that like education, occupation, and other factors, athletic experience is part of the social eligibility pool that qualifies someone for office. Through an analysis of candidates’ campaign biographies, it has been shown that athletic experience is indeed an important part of campaigning. The qualifications gained in athletic participation (e.g. leadership, teamwork, strength, determination) are used in discussions of what makes a good Congress member. In the battle for the 2002 Congress, athletic experience was mentioned more times than military experience and thus can be assumed to increase over the years to come. The assumption of this piece is that if access to athletics is limited, restricted, or changed dramatically by negating the equality language in Title IX, this will be another factor that will inhibit women from being seen as viable candidates by the American voting public. In other words, if it is shown that having played sports is an important asset in running for and winning elected office and if the opportunities for women to pursue athletic careers (college and pro) are still more limited than for men, then the same disparities in shaping the pool of eligible candidates will continue. |
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| A Level Playing Field for All?: Female Political Leadership and Athletics Leanne Doherty Department of Political Science and International Relations Simmons College 300 The Fenway Boston MA 02115 Leanne.doherty@simmons.edu Prepared for delivery at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association August 28 - August 31 2003. Parts of this paper abstracted from dissertation in progress chapters 1 and 2 “Fair Play in Congress? Female Political Leadership and Sports” Copyright by the American Political Science Association Introduction |
| 21 Table III GENDER Total male female ATHEXAM yes 75 9 84 no 431 83 514 Total 506 92 598 male female ATHEXPRO yes 9 9 no 497 92 589 Total 506 92 598 male female ATHCOAAM yes 27 27 no 479 92 571 Total 506 92 598 male female ATHEXFAM yes 14 1 15 no 492 91 583 Total 506 92 598 22 |
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