Exploring Gender Differences in State Legislators’ Policy Preferences
Exploring Gender Differences in State Legislators’ Policy Preferences
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探索州立法者政策偏好中的性别差异
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2004
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Sarah Poggione
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Sarah Poggione
虽然大量的研究文件女性当选官员的更自由的政策态度，并得出结论，增加妇女的代表性将产生更多的自由政策，我认为，性别的影响，并最终影响妇女的代表性仍然不清楚。首先，选民的要求可以解释观察到的性别差异。第二，性别的影响可能因立法者而异。我发现，虽然选区的利益有显着的影响，妇女继续表达更显着的自由福利政策的偏好比男性。此外，我发现共和党和保守派立法者在立法者偏好上的性别差异比民主党和自由派立法者更大。因此，预测增加妇女代表对政策的影响可能比以前想象的要复杂。
While a great deal of research documents women elected officials’ more liberal policy attitudes and concludes that increased women’s representation will produce more liberal policies, I argue that the influence of gender and ultimately the influence of women’s representation remain unclear. First, constituency demands may explain observed gender differences. Second, the influence of gender may vary among legislators. I find that although constituency interests do have a significant effect, women continue to express significantly more liberal welfare policy preferences than men. In addition, I find that gender differences in legislators’ preferences are greater among Republican and conservative legislators than among Democratic and liberal legislators. Consequently, predicting the impact of increasing women’s representation on policy is likely to be more complex than previously thought.