This book, one of the first to focus exclusively on the experiences of Republican
congresswomen, uncovers some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization …

Are female candidates less likely than male candidates to attract votes or win elections? We
conduct a large-n longitudinal analysis employing survey and observational data from every …

Are policy arguments more or less persuasive when they are made by female politicians?
Using a diverse sample of American respondents, we conduct a survey experiment which …

This research note argues for scholarly attention to campaign finance in order to better
understand why more women have not achieved gubernatorial office. We present an …

Feminist scholars and activists alike have asked for decades whether a democracy that
excludes women from participating equally in democratic decision-making structures can be …

Research shows that voters often use gender stereotypes to evaluate candidates, but
studying how stereotyping affects women's electoral chances raises a methodological …

Research shows that voters often use gender stereotypes to evaluate candidates; less work
studies whether stereotyping affects women's chances of winning elections, and the work …

2018 was a record-breaking year for the number of women elected to Congress, yet women
remain underrepresented on Capitol Hill. In this chapter, we explore the literature on why …

While much has been said about both the gender gap and partisan gender gap in
representation in Congress and state legislatures, most of this research ignores the critical …

Why does the Republican infrastructure for recruiting and supporting women lag so far
behind the Democratic structure? Prior research established the disparity between …