Running Head: GENDER, LEADERSHIP, AND STABILITY 1 Economic Anxieties Undermine Support for Female (but Not Male) Political Candidates Ryan F. Lei 1 & Galen V. Bodenhausen 2 1 New York University 2 Northwestern University All-Inclusive Word Count: 6,605 Address correspondence to: Ryan F. Lei Department of Psychology New York University 6 Washington Pl New York, NY 10003 USA Email: ryanlei@nyu.edu This manuscript has not been copyedited and is not the final version of record. Paper to appear in Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.