PSC 441 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Multivariate Analysis
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Political science research and methods, 6 (4), 679-696. Female legislators are more likely to focus on female issues (shocker). Women"s issues : sponsored at a great rate by women in congress. 2% of women issue bills become law. 1% of women issue bills sponsored by women become law. Conditions to meet in order for women"s issues to be met. Women in congress must have different goals or agenda items than men. Women must be able to use their interest and expertise in such women"s issues to translate their proposals into law. Women must help transform the institution of congress into one that is more open to and friendly toward women"s issues. [] we label an issue as a women"s issue if women in congress are more likely than men to raise the issue or if women raise the issue in a greater volume than do men . Women are more successful than men at converting women"s issue proposals into law.
