Journal article
Women State Legislators and Representation: The Role of Political Parties and Institutions
State and Local Government Review, Vol.46(2), pp.146-155
06/2014
DOI: 10.1177/0160323X14542441
Abstract
Research on women legislators in the U.S. states has made significant progress toward understanding how women legislators affect public policies. We still lack, however, a clear picture of how variation in legislative structure affects such policy making. Through control of the legislative process and ideological structure, political parties can enhance or constrain women legislators’ efforts. Institutional configurations such as women’s caucuses and women’s power in committee leadership also affect the types of policies women legislators create. By examining these legislative variations, researchers and practitioners can understand more thoroughly the legislative conditions under which women’s representation of women’s issues is most effective.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Women State Legislators and Representation: The Role of Political Parties and Institutions
- Creators
- Tracy Osborn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- State and Local Government Review, Vol.46(2), pp.146-155
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0160323X14542441
- ISSN
- 0160-323X
- eISSN
- 1943-3409
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2014
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983920519902771
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