More women are winning U.S. elections. It’s not the only way to build political power
Source: Forbes
Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election. But even when women win public office, equitable power—with men and among women—is not assured.
There is robust evidence that women officeholders disrupt institutional rules and culture as well as alter policy agendas and outcomes. That’s power. But charting the gender disparities among elected officeholders is just a first—albeit important—step in efforts to achieve gender parity in U.S. politics. Creating more equitable political institutions and outcomes requires rethinking political power—and efforts to re-allocate it—in more expansive and complex ways. Important in this work are more explicit discussions of which women are represented and where, which women have more or less political power, and to what end that political representation and power leads.
Click here to read the full article published by Forbes on 1 February 2023.
Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election. But even when women win public office, equitable power—with men and among women—is not assured.
There is robust evidence that women officeholders disrupt institutional rules and culture as well as alter policy agendas and outcomes. That’s power. But charting the gender disparities among elected officeholders is just a first—albeit important—step in efforts to achieve gender parity in U.S. politics. Creating more equitable political institutions and outcomes requires rethinking political power—and efforts to re-allocate it—in more expansive and complex ways. Important in this work are more explicit discussions of which women are represented and where, which women have more or less political power, and to what end that political representation and power leads.
Click here to read the full article published by Forbes on 1 February 2023.