Biden v Palin: Researcher Offers Expertise in Debates Between Male, Female Candidates

Newswise — Mary Banwart, associate professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, offers expertise in the debate styles when male and female candidates face off each other. Banwart's published research finds that female candidates incorporate typically masculine attributes into their debate dialogue just as frequently as their male opponents, while male candidates incorporate typically feminine attributes at that same frequency. Banwart calls this approach "gendered adaptiveness."