Have Women State Legislators In the United States Become More Conservative?: A Comparison of State Legislators in 2001 and 1988

Authors

  • Susan J. Carroll Rutgers University

Keywords:

Unitied States, Politics, Republic Party, Women politicians

Abstract

Women state legislators in the United States in 2001 are more liberal in their political ideology and policy attitudes than their male colleagues, just as they were in 1988. Nevertheless, a notable change is evident in the ideological predispositions of Republican Party women, especially in the lower houses of the legislatures. Republican women representatives in 2001 are more conservative and more like their male counterparts than they were in the late 1980s.

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Published

2003-04-01

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Special Collection: Women's Exercise of Political Power: Building Leaderships in Atlantic Canada