Title
The Incorporation of Women in State Legislatures
Abstract
Data from a survey of the forty-nine state Houses of Representatives display congruence between women and men legislators' social, occupational, and political backgrounds. These data also indicate that in proportion to their numbers in the professional state legislatures women have achieved parity with men in leadership and power committee positions, while in the citizen legislatures women have achieved near parity on these matters.
Department(s)
Political Science
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1300/j014v20n02_05
Keywords
women and state legislatures, women and state legislative leadership, women and state legislative committees
Publication Date
1999
Recommended Citation
Whistler, Donald E., and Mark C. Ellickson. "The incorporation of women in state legislatures: a description." Women & Politics 20, no. 2 (1999): 81-97.
Journal Title
Women & Politics
