POL_S 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Political Research Quarterly, Sarah Palin, Tongues Untied
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In this chapter, paxton and hughes describe what impact international factors have on the supply and demand model of women in politics. Untied nations has had an impact on female representation and women in politics. The demand for female representation has also increased through international organizations demanding gender quotas, cedaw, and local organizations linking themselves to international actors to further their cause (paxton, hughes, 2014, p. 191). Gender and the decision to run for office. The u. s does not have that many women in politics, but the electoral system does not seem at fault and in fact, once running, women theoretically fair just as well as men. Lawless show two main theories towards this uneven representation (reelection and eligibility), but then argue that this issue has more to do with gender political ambition. Theoretically, there are less politically ambitious women becasaue . Gender stereotypes, candidate evaluations, and voting for women.
