The number of women in the Senate may have reached an all-time high, but that isn’t doing much to ignite interest in running for political office among the nation’s young women. New research from DC’s American University finds that college-age women are much less likely than their male counterparts to consider or have considered politics as a possible career path. In a survey of 2100 18 – 25 year-olds, researchers found that young men were twice as likely to report having considered a run for office “many times,” while 63% of young women – compared to 43% of young men – had never considered a future as an elected official.
(We invite our users to read the complte article published March 27 2013)
The number of women in the Senate may have reached an all-time high, but that isn’t doing much to ignite interest in running for political office among the nation’s young women. New research from DC’s American University finds that college-age women are much less likely than their male counterparts to consider or have considered politics as a possible career path. In a survey of 2100 18 – 25 year-olds, researchers found that young men were twice as likely to report having considered a run for office “many times,” while 63% of young women – compared to 43% of young men – had never considered a future as an elected official.
(We invite our users to read the complte article published March 27 2013)