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How women represent women: political parties, gender, and representation in the state legislatures
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How women represent women: political parties, gender, and representation in the state legislatures

Tracy L. Osborn
Oxford University Press
2012
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199845347.001.0001

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Abstract

This title argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests. Using original election, sponsorship and roll call data across the US state chambers, Osborn shows how parties shape the policy alternatives women offer.
United States Political Parties Women States Party affiliation Women legislators Political activity Government policy Legal status, laws, etc

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