When Does Gender Matter?: Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections - Paperbackby Kathleen Dolan (Author) As the number of women candidates for office in the U. S. increases each election cycle, scholars are confronted with questions about the impact of their sex on their chances for success. Chief among these questions involves the influence of gender stereotypes on the decisions voters make in elections in which women run against men. While previous research has claimed that gender stereotypes undermine women's chances of