Nichola Gutgold
Bio:
Nichola D. Gutgold is a professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, Lehigh Valley campus, and former associate dean of academic affairs of Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College. Her research on women and politics has been featured in US News and World Report, The New York Times, NPR, and international media outlets. She has authored more than 10 books, including, most recently, Electing Madam President: When Women Run, Women Win, and is at work on a documentary film on women who have run for president, as well as a handbook on effective communication for women running for office.
Nichola D. Gutgold is a WMC SheSource expert on politics.
To better reflect the realities of our modern age and possibilities for the future, “first lady”—the title and the role—needs a makeover.
Even though she has taken on seemingly impossible tasks, for the first woman U.S. vice president, action beats inaction.
More than 100 women have run from president, and each one widened the possibilities of what a presidential candidate looks like.
A New York Times article examined how Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar has treated her staff members. Nichola Gutgold asks: Will other candidates be given similar scrutiny?
As the list of presidential contenders thins, the author of the book "Gender and the American Presidency" looks at the qualities a woman candidate needs in order to win.
Hillary Clinton is the latest of many women who have run for president. In order to inspire more women to run, we have to teach girls and young women this history.