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More women hold elective office, but not necessarily more power, say Rutgers Researchers

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April 26, 2024

More women hold elective office, but not necessarily more power, say Rutgers Researchers

Source: National Press Foundation

Tracking the number of women in elective office represents only one measure of political power, two Rutgers University researchers told the 2024 National Press Foundation Women in Politics Fellowship.

They say entrenched inequities persist in legislative leadership, fundraising, and the outsized influence of unelected gatekeepers.

“We know that keeping track of women’s political representation, specifically the numbers of women in elective office, is just one piece of a larger puzzle to understanding and addressing disparities in women’s political power,” said Kelly Dittmar, associate professor of political science and director of research Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

Read here the full article published by National Press Foundation on 25 April 2024.

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Kevin Johnson
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Tracking the number of women in elective office represents only one measure of political power, two Rutgers University researchers told the 2024 National Press Foundation Women in Politics Fellowship.

They say entrenched inequities persist in legislative leadership, fundraising, and the outsized influence of unelected gatekeepers.

“We know that keeping track of women’s political representation, specifically the numbers of women in elective office, is just one piece of a larger puzzle to understanding and addressing disparities in women’s political power,” said Kelly Dittmar, associate professor of political science and director of research Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

Read here the full article published by National Press Foundation on 25 April 2024.

Image by National Press Foundation

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Resource type
Author
Kevin Johnson
Focus areas