WHY FEW WOMEN HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE: DEMOCRACY AND SEXUAL ROLES
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 91, Heft 2, S. 297-314
ISSN: 0032-3195
WHETHER A TREND TOWARD INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICE IS UNDERWAY DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE FACTORS THAT PROHIBITED OR INHIBITED WOMEN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEMINISH IN IMPORTANCE IN THE FUTURE. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO IDENTIFYING THESE FACTORS AND ASSESSING THEIR IMPACT ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE YEARS TO COME.