2009: slow progress for women in politics

[Ogre Mage]

A good article in Congressional Quarterly takes a look at the current state of women in U.S. politics.  There are a lot of interesting parts:

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=weeklyreport-000003063699

[Lunar]

Female Candidates line up for 2010:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19157.html

[dead0man]

And who is to blame for this?  Clearly it's men.  What is to be done to "fix" the problem?  Maybe if we passed some sort of quota law to ensure there are an equal number of men and women in all political positions.  They work so well elsewhere.

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Female Candidates line up for 2010:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19157.html

Funny how their one picture is of someone who would get her ass kicked by another woman if she somehow made it to the general election.

[ilikeverin]

The difference in representation between men and women is almost entirely due to self-selection bias (i.e. women are less likely to put their hat into the ring); once women make up their mind to run they perform essentially exactly the same in all respects when it comes to fundraising and winning primaries and general elections.