Kelly L. Winfrey is assistant professor at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication and faculty with the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, USA.

• Series Foreword1. The Gender Gap throughout History2. Women's Group Connectedness and Political Behavior3. Gender Identity, Gender-Role Beliefs, and Politics4. Mobilizing Women Voters5. The Issues Women Care About6. The Traits Women Care About7. Do Women Voters Prefer Women Candidates?8. What Does It All Mean?NotesIndexAbout the Author

Kelly L. Winfrey successfully complicates singular narratives about women voters while providing evidence that gender identity and group consciousness have influential effects on women's political beliefs and behaviors across party and ideological lines. Her findings should compel both scholars and practitioners to re-evaluate assumptions about how gender informs women's political evaluations and engagement.

Kelly L. Winfrey is assistant professor at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication and faculty with the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, USA.

• Series Foreword1. The Gender Gap throughout History2. Women's Group Connectedness and Political Behavior3. Gender Identity, Gender-Role Beliefs, and Politics4. Mobilizing Women Voters5. The Issues Women Care About6. The Traits Women Care About7. Do Women Voters Prefer Women Candidates?8. What Does It All Mean?NotesIndexAbout the Author

Kelly L. Winfrey successfully complicates singular narratives about women voters while providing evidence that gender identity and group consciousness have influential effects on women's political beliefs and behaviors across party and ideological lines. Her findings should compel both scholars and practitioners to re-evaluate assumptions about how gender informs women's political evaluations and engagement.

Kelly L. Winfrey is assistant professor at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication and faculty with the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, USA.

• Series Foreword1. The Gender Gap throughout History2. Women's Group Connectedness and Political Behavior3. Gender Identity, Gender-Role Beliefs, and Politics4. Mobilizing Women Voters5. The Issues Women Care About6. The Traits Women Care About7. Do Women Voters Prefer Women Candidates?8. What Does It All Mean?NotesIndexAbout the Author

Kelly L. Winfrey successfully complicates singular narratives about women voters while providing evidence that gender identity and group consciousness have influential effects on women's political beliefs and behaviors across party and ideological lines. Her findings should compel both scholars and practitioners to re-evaluate assumptions about how gender informs women's political evaluations and engagement.