Doctoral Dissertation Research: Women's Ways of Political Leadership: Gender Differences in a Cross-Jurisdictional Study

小行星9409843 1992年，成功赢得美国国会和州立法机构席位的女性人数创历史新高，使这些机构更能代表社会。 以前的研究指出了男女官员之间的政策差异。 然而，关于妇女的体制影响和政治领导风格的问题还没有得到探讨。 妇女在州立法机构中的人数稳步增加，任期不断延长，现在可以提出这些问题。 这个博士论文研究项目旨在探索妇女委员会主席在50个州的立法机构的经验。 这些目标围绕着三个问题： 首先，女性委员会主席在背景、领导行为和前景方面与男性委员会主席有何不同？ 第二，性别相关的领导风格在不同的环境中是如何表现的？ 第三，随着女性代表性的增加，性别风格是否会改变机构？ 担任州立法委员会主席的343名妇女代表了一个值得研究的重要而可观的领导群体。 这项调查不仅有助于对性别问题的深入了解，而且有助于了解立法委员会的领导行为和跨司法管辖区的普遍性。 该研究由三个补充要素组成：1）对男性和女性委员会主席的调查，2）与女性委员会主席的重点同行小组访谈，以及3）在三个州立法机构的参与者观察。 国家科学基金会提供的支持将允许学生承担第二和第三部分。 这将大大提高归纳调查结果和探讨跨司法管辖区影响的能力。

9409843 Peters In 1992, record numbers of women successfully won seats in the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures, making these institutions more descriptively representative of society. Previous research points to policy differences between female and male officeholders. Largely unexplored, however are questions about the institutional impact and political leadership styles of women. The steady rise in number and the increasing tenure of women in state legislatures now make these questions accessible. This Doctoral Dissertation research project seeks to explore the experiences of women committee chairs in the 50 state legislatures. The objectives revolve around three questions: First, do female committee chairs differ in background, leadership behavior , and outlook from their male counterparts? Second, how are gender-related leadership styles expressed in different settings? Third, as women increase their representation, do gender styles transform institutions? The 343 women chairing state legislative committees represent an important and sizeable leadership cohort to study. This investigation will contribute not only to gender insights but also to knowledge of leadership behavior in legislative committees and cross-jurisdictional generalizations. The research consists of three complementary elements: 1) a survey of male and female committee chairs, 2) focused peer group interviews with women committee chairs, and, 3) participant observation in three state legislatures. The support provided by the National Science Foundation will allow the student to undertake the second and third components. This will greatly enhance the ability to generalize findings from the survey and to explore cross-jurisdictional implications.