Political Parties: The Missing Variable in Women and Politics Research

Baer, Denise L.

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“…Perhaps not surprisingly, these data demonstrate that party politics mirrors other institutions in our society where the number of minority leaders continues to lag. Baer's (1993) contention that women have fared better than other minority groups in integrating party politics is supported by these data. They also suggest women party chairs are slightly less likely to be from racial minorities than are men party chairs.…”

Section: Women Party Leaders: Who Are They?mentioning

confidence: 67%

“…We should note, however, that not all scholars have reached similar conclusions regarding the role of women in party politics. Baer (1993), for instance, argues that parties have become much more viable in recent years, and that they have become permeable and receptive to women. "While success in public office-holding has been marginal, success in political parties has not" (559).…”

Section: Gender-based Differences In American Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The same can be said of the Frendreis and Gitelson studies, cited above. Baer (1993) argues that the overuse of mass public opinion survey research created a "narrow orthodoxy that has left the promise of the early gender-sensitive research of the 1970s stillborn, and an entire area of political science central to the political influence of women-political parties-has been both ignored and misunderstood" (548). It is the "internal life" and the "external activities" of party committees that are critical to understanding the role of women in contemporary politics.…”

Section: But Are Local Parties Still Relevant?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender and Local Party Leadership in America

Shea

Harris

2006

Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

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A growing body of literature suggests important gender differences in the leadership of political institutions. It seems clear, for instance, that female legislators, especially legislative leaders, approach their jobs differently than do their male colleagues-and that these differences have an impact on the policy process. The exploration of gender differences in party organizations, however, is underdeveloped. This study, based on a telephone survey of 805 local party leaders, suggests that many hypotheses regarding gender-based differences cannot be supported by the data. Yet, important distinctions emerge. Specifically, women party leaders are much more likely to be found on the West Coast, to be older and more ideological, to oversee smaller budgets, and to have a more "responsible" outlook than their male counterparts. This last point, that female party leaders are quite concerned about policy matters and the types of candidates party organizations should support, may have broad ramifications for the future of party politics in the United States.

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Section: Women Party Leaders: Who Are They?mentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Gender-based Differences In American Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: But Are Local Parties Still Relevant?mentioning

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Gender and Local Party Leadership in America

Shea

Harris

2006

Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

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“…Black women (including Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton from Washington, DC) make up 19 percent of the women serving in the 107th U.S. C o n g ress and just over 11 percent of the women serving as state legislators, although only one back woman serves in a statewide elective office (Center for American Women and Politics 2002). Within the parties, the formal and inform a l status of women continues to evolve (Baer 1993). A substantial portion of each part y ' s national convention delegates a re women.…”

Section: The Women's Movementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Attitudinal Structure of African American Women Party Activists: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Religion

Clawson

Clark

2003

Political Research Quarterly

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Using data on grassroots party activists in the South, we explore the attitudinal structure of Democratic activists. Because of their socialization experiences with both racial and gender discrimination, we hypothesize that African American women will have a unique attitudinal structure regarding racial and gender issues when compared to other activist subgroups. Our results indicate the importance of race, gender, and the black church for understanding the structure of African American women’s political attitudes. Unlike whites or black men, African American women locate issues of race and gender on a single dimension; whether abortion attitudes fit on that dimension depends on the religious involvement of these activists.

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“…Baer (1993) calls the political parties the missing variable in women and politics research. Research conducted in the 1970s and early 1980s highlighted the tendency of parties to run women as sacrificial lambs in contests the parties had little chance of winning (Gertzog and Simard 1981;Deber 1982).…”

Section: Women As Candidatesmentioning

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Research on Women in Legislatures

Swers

2001

Women & Politics

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Media commentators, political activists, and feminist scholars all express the belief that the election of more women to public office will result in greater attention to the needs of women, children, and families and will change the very process by which public policy is made. This review essay examines the progress made by scholars towards answering these questions. I evaluate the major findings in three significant areas of research: the experience of women as candidates, the policy impact of women as legislators, and the relationship of women to the institutions in which they serve. Finally, directions for future research are suggested. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1

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Political Parties: The Missing Variable in Women and Politics Research

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Gender and Local Party Leadership in America

Gender and Local Party Leadership in America

The Attitudinal Structure of African American Women Party Activists: The Impact of Race, Gender, and Religion

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