She the People with Aimee Allison

Christina Bejarano is a professor of political science at Texas Woman’s University, with an appointment with their Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership. She studies the conditions under which racial/ethnic minorities and women successfully compete for U.S. electoral office, which is reflected in her book on Latina political candidates–The Latina Advantage: Gender, Race, and Political Success (University of Texas Press, 2013). Her work also focuses on how racial/ethnic minorities and women can shape or influence the current electoral environment, which is reflected in her second book–The Latino Gender Gap in U.S. Politics (Routledge Press, 2014).