This paper theorizes three forms of bias that might limit women's representation: outright
hostility, double standards, and a double bind whereby desired traits present bigger burdens …

Social role theory provides a framework to help understand the complexity of gender in the
political sphere. We demonstrate how SRT both helps to explain extant research findings …

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective provides a clear, detailed introduction to
women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and …

Women's underrepresentation in American politics is often attributed to relatively low levels
of political ambition. Yet scholarship still grapples with a major leak in the pipeline to power …

Existing empirical research finds that female candidates have higher levels of qualifications
for political office compared to male candidates. An untested assumption behind this finding …

Research on the gender gap in American politics has focused on average differences
between male and female voters. This has led to an underdeveloped understanding of …

Why are Americans governed by the rich? Millionaires make up only three percent of the
public but control all three branches of the federal government. How did this happen? What …

The presence of women in Congress is at an all-time high--approximately one of every five
members is female--and record numbers of women are running for public office for the 2018 …

Recent scholarship rejects campaign finance as a cause of women's underrepresentation in
Congress because women raise as much money as men running in similar races. We argue …