The Effects of Gender on Congressional Behavior and the Substantive Representation of Women

Vega, Arturo; Firestone, Juanita M.

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“…Car si les femmes sont présentes en grand nombre dans les organisations communautaires et les mouvements urbains, c'est loin d'être le cas dans les organisations plus institutionnalisées tels les différents paliers de gouvernement. Cependant, la présence de femmes dans les postes administratifs de haut niveau peut changer l'orientation et les effets des politiques (VEGA et FIRESTONE, 1995). Aussi, afin que leurs perspectives et valeurs pénètrent tous les types d'institutions gouvernementales, devient-il crucial qu'elles soient adéquatement représentées dans ces postes (REID et al, 2000).…”

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Trois décennies de conflits urbains dans la région de Québec : visibilité de la participation des femmes entre 1965 et 2000

Trudelle

Villeneuve

Thériault

2006

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L’activité conflictuelle peut être étudiée par l’entremise de la presse écrite. À travers la visibilité médiatique accordée aux femmes, il est possible d’examiner leur implication dans ce type d’activité. Dans la région de Québec, 2 095 conflits urbains ont été recensés entre 1965 et 2000. Trois périodes : 1965-1977, 1978-1989 et 1990-2000 se distinguent par d’importantes différences quant à la participation des femmes dans les conflits : types de protagonistes, types de conflits, enjeux, ou encore rôles adoptés pour prendre position.Conflictual activity may be studied by means of print media content. Through the media visibility given to women, it is possible to examine their involvement in this type of activity. In the Quebec City region, 2,095 urban conflicts have been surveyed between 1965 and 2000. Three periods, 1965-1977, 1978-1989, and 1990-2000, are distinguished by substantial differences in the involvement of women in conflicts : types of protagonists, types of conflicts, issues, or roles adopted to take a position

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Trois décennies de conflits urbains dans la région de Québec : visibilité de la participation des femmes entre 1965 et 2000

Trudelle

Villeneuve

Thériault

2006

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“…This evidence is in line with the rich literature in political science that has investigated gender differences in legislators' voting behavior, using mostly data from the U.S. Congress. Studies have found that women tend to be more liberal than men (Welch, 1985;Norton, 1995), and more likely to support and promote women's issues (Swers, 1998, Vega andFirestone, 1995). Another strand of the literature has examined whether female legislators are as effective as their male colleagues in sponsoring bills that are eventually turned into law (Bratton and Haynie, 1999;Jeydel and Taylor, 2003).…”

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Gender Interactions within Hierarchies: Evidence from the Political Arena

Gagliarducci

Paserman

2011

The Review of Economic Studies

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“…Women's issues in legislation can also be those that affect women in a different manner than men such as abortion, as well as issues that women are more broadly associated with including welfare, education, and health (Bratton 2005). From the 97 th Congress to the 102 nd Congress, there was a steady increase in the number of bills introduced by women that contained legislation pertaining to women's issues, with the expectation the trend would continue as more women gained a voice in politics (Vega and Firestone 1995). This increase can be explained in part by the critical mass theory.…”

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“…As the Courts of Appeals often serve as a filter for cases that may go to the Supreme Court, they hear many cases attempting to identify and remedy any legal errors made by the lower trial courts. With an increase in laws being passed pertaining to women's issues, this may affect the number of cases in the pipeline related to such laws (Vega and Firestone 1995). Vega and Firestone's study also highlighted that race and ethnicity can have influence among other judges when deciding whether or not to support women's issues, which could increase support for women's issues as Congress becomes more ethnically diverse.…”

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“…In a study conducted by Vega and Firestone in 1995, they found that female members of Congress have been increasingly representing women's issues including legislation that called for equality in the workplace and beyond. This legislation includes bills to improve women's social, economic, and political status (Childs and Krook 2008;Bratton 2005).…”

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The Effects of Gender on Congressional Behavior and the Substantive Representation of Women

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Trois décennies de conflits urbains dans la région de Québec : visibilité de la participation des femmes entre 1965 et 2000

Trois décennies de conflits urbains dans la région de Québec : visibilité de la participation des femmes entre 1965 et 2000

Gender Interactions within Hierarchies: Evidence from the Political Arena

Different voices : measuring female judges' influence on women's rights issues in the U.S. Courts of Appeal.

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