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100			_aSanbonmatsu, Kira. _921038
245			_aWomen's underrepresentation in the U.S. congress
260			_aDaedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Science
300			_a149(1), Winter, 2020: p.40-55
520			_aWomen’s elective office-holding stands at an all-time high in the United States. Yet women are far from parity. This underrepresentation is surprising given that more women than men vote. Gender–as a feature of both society and politics–has always worked alongside race to determine which groups possess the formal and informal resources and opportunities critical for winning elective office. But how gender connects to office-holding is not fixed; instead, women’s access to office has been shaped by changes in law, policy, and social roles, as well as the activities and strategies of social movement actors, political parties, and organizations. In the contemporary period, data from the Center for American Women and Politics reveal that while women are a growing share of Democratic officeholders, they are a declining share of Republican officeholders. Thus, in an era of heightened partisan polarization, women’s situation as candidates increasingly depends on party.
773			_aDaedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Science
906			_aWOMEN - UNITED STATES
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