Publications
Books
Carroll, Susan J., Richard L. Fox, and Kelly Dittmar (eds.). 2022. Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics, 5th ed. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly, Kira Sanbonmatsu, Susan J. Carroll. 2018. A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen’s Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2015. Navigating Gendered Terrain: Stereotypes and Strategy in Statewide Races. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Articles
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “Invisible Forces: Gender, Race, and Congressional Staff.” Politics, Groups, and Identities. Online First.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2020. “Advancing Women’s Political Power in the Next Century.” Boston Law Review 100(5): 1665-1687.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2020. “Urgency and Ambition: The Influence of Political Environment and Emotion in Spurring U.S. Women’s Candidacies in 2018.” European Journal of Politics and Gender. Online First.
Kjaer, Ulrik, Kelly Dittmar, and Susan Carroll. 2019. “Council Size Matters: Filling Blanks in Women’s Municipal Representation in New Jersey.” State and Local Government Review 50(4): 215-229.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2016. “Watching Election 2016 with a Gender Lens.” PS: Political Science and Politics 49(4): 807-812.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2015. “Encouragement is not Enough: Addressing Social and Structural Barriers to Female Recruitment.” Politics & Gender 11(4): 1-7.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2013. “A Woman on the Hill: A Front-Row Seat to Women’s Impact in Congress.” PS: Political Science and Politics 46(1): 187-189.
Book Chapters
Dittmar, Kelly. 2022. “Women as Presidential and Vice Presidential Contenders: History Made and History Deferred.” In Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (5th Ed.), eds. Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox, and Kelly Dittmar. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 48-77.
Price, Melanye T., and Kelly Dittmar. 2022. “Gender, Race, and Presidential Politics: Assessing Institutional Change in 2020.” In Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (5th Ed.), eds. Susan J. Carroll, Richard L. Fox, and Kelly Dittmar. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 17-47.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2022. “Women in Congress and Changing Power Dynamics.” In Under the Iron Dome: Congress from the Inside, eds. Paul S. Herrnson, Colton C. Campbell, and David A. Dulio. New York, NY: Routledge, 25-38.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “Making the Case for Women’s Representation: What, Who, and Why.” In Women in politics, Women in Leadership, eds. Rosemarijn de Geus, Erin Tolley, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, and Peter John Loewen. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 135-142.
Dittmar, Kelly. “Rethinking Gender as an Electoral Asset.” 2020. In The Hillary Effect: Perspectives on Clinton’s Legacy, eds. Ivy Cargile, Jennifer L. Merolla, and Rachel VanSickle-Ward. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press.
Sanbonmatsu, Kira, and Kelly Dittmar. 2020. “Are you Ready-to-Run? Campaign Trainings and Women’s Candidacies in New Jersey.” In Good Reasons to Run, eds. Rachel Bernhard, Mirya Holman, Shauna Shames, and Dawn Teele. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2020. “Gendered Aspects of Political Persuasion in Campaigns.” In Oxford Handbook of Electoral Persuasion, eds. Elizabeth Suhay, Bernie Grofman, and Alex Trechsel. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2018. “Women’s Political Representation in the United States.” In Global Handbook of Women’s Political Rights, eds. Susan Franceschet, Mona Lena Krook, and Netina Tan. London, UK: Palgrave.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2018. “Republican Women in the 2016 Election: Progress or Same Old Patterns?” In The Right Women: Republican Party Activists, Candidates, and Legislators, eds. Malliga Och and Shauna Shames. Praeger.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2018. “Disrupting Masculine Dominance? Women as Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates.” In Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (4th Ed.), eds. Susan J. Carroll and Richard L. Fox. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2015. “Women Voters.” In Minority Voting in the United States, eds. Kyle L. Kreider and Thomas J. Baldino. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Dittmar, Kelly, and Susan J. Carroll. 2013. “Cracking the ‘Highest, Hardest Glass Ceiling’: Women as Presidential and Vice Presidential Contenders.” In Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (3rd Ed.), eds. Susan J. Carroll and Richard L. Fox. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Carroll, Susan J., and Kelly Dittmar. 2013. “Preparedness Meets Opportunity: A Case Study of Women’s Increased Representation in the New Jersey Legislature.” In Breaking Male Dominance in Old Democracies, eds. Drude Dahlerup and Monique Leyenaar. Oxford University Press.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2012. “Turning the Tables: Behind Every Successful Woman.” In Women and Executive Office: Pathways and Performance, ed. Melody Rose. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Carroll, Susan J., and Kelly Dittmar. 2010. “The 2008 candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: cracking the ‘highest, hardest glass ceiling’.” In Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (2nd Ed.), eds. Susan J.
Carroll and Richard L. Fox. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Public Reports
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “Reaching Higher: Black Women in American Politics 2021.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “Tracking Gender in the 2020 Presidential Election.” Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “Measuring Success: Women in 2020 Legislative Elections.” Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2021. “By the Numbers: Black Women in the 117th Congress.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2019. “Black Women in American Politics 2019.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2019. “Unfinished Business: Women Running in 2018 and Beyond.” New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2018. “The Chisholm Effect: Black Women in American Politics 2018.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly, Kira Sanbonmatsu, Susan J. Carroll, Debbie Walsh, and Catherine Wineinger. 2017. “Representation Matters: Women in the U.S. Congress.” New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2017. “Finding Gender in Election 2016: Lessons from Presidential Gender Watch.” New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, with the Barbara Lee Family Foundation.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2017. “Black Women in American Politics: 2017 Status Update.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2015. “Voices, Votes, Leadership: The Status of Black Women in American Politics.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2014. “The Status of Black Women in American Politics.” Report by the Center for American Women and Politics for Higher Heights for America.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2013. “Money and Politics with a Gender Lens.” Joint Report by the Center for American Women and Politics and the National Council for Research on Women.
Carroll, Susan J., and Kelly Dittmar. 2012. “Preparedness Meets Opportunity: A Case Study of Women’s Increased Representation in the New Jersey Legislature.” Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ.
Other Publications
Kathleen Rogers, Dittmar, Kelly, and Kira Sanbonmatsu. 2021. “Gender and Electoral Politics in the United States” (3rd Ed.). Oxford University Abstracts.
Dittmar, Kelly, Kira Sanbonmatsu, and Kathleen Rogers. 2019. “Gender and Electoral Politics in the United States” (2nd Ed.). Oxford University Abstracts.
Dittmar, Kelly, and Kira Sanbonmatsu. 2015. “Gender and Electoral Politics in the United States.” Oxford University Abstracts.
Book Reviews
Dittmar, Kelly. 2019. “Gendered Vulnerability: How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office by Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt.” Book Review. Political Science Quarterly 134 (2): 364-365.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2019. “Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women’s Caucuses by Anna Mitchell Mahoney.” Book Review. Perspectives on Politics 17(2): 573-574.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2016. “In it to Win: Electing Madam President by Lori Cox Han.” Book Review. Political Science Quarterly 131(4): 859-860.
Dittmar, Kelly. 2015. “Representation: The Case of Women.” Book Review. Perspectives on Politics 13(1): 69-71.