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Women and Political Participation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2002

M. Margaret Conway
M. Margaret Conway
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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Introduction

This essay focuses on three questions: Why are so few women elected to public office in the United States? What theories might best explain that? Are the theories that explain patterns of women's office holding in one country useful in explaining patterns of office holding in other nations?

Type
Research Article
Information
PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 231 - 233
Copyright
© 2001 by the American Political Science Association

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