Gender Gap Author to Lecture at Eastern

Written by Jack Meltzer

Willimantic, Conn. - Paul Kellstedt, author and professor of political science at Texas A&M University, will lecture at Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 14 as part of Eastern's University Hour series.  The address begins at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre.  The public is invited.  Admission is free.   

Kellstedt's lecture, "Are Men from Mars and Women from Venus?" offers a new view on the gender gap. Gender differences is an ongoing research topic, with some seeing the issue as a physiological/biological difference between men and women while others attributing the difference to social and political issues.

            Kellstedt's special research interest is in American politics and political methodology. He is the author of, "The Mass Media and the Dynamics of American Racial Attitudes," which explores the theme of racial attitudes in America over the last half-century, and "The Fundamentals of Political Science Research."