PPD 240g Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Information Filtering System, Pew Research Center, E-Government
8 Sep 2016
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Women and elected office: women and political representation, in 1917, jeanette rankin of montana became the first woman in american history to serve in congress. Since then, 313 women have been members of either united states senate or. House of representatives: congress today: a total of 108 woman hold office (88 in the. Politics is framed in an ethos of masculinity . Women are recruited less than men, ceteris paribis: household and child-rearing responsibility gap. Women are 7x more likely to have household responsibilities. Women are 15x more likely to have childcare responsibilities: perceptions of qualifications gap. Women see themselves as less qualified, while men are. 50% more likely to see themselves as qualified: political ambition gap. Women are 16% less likely than men to consider politics as a job. 40% of people get political info from internet. 19% of people go online once a week for a political activity. 6% go online daily for political activity.
