Do differences matter? Women members of congress and the Hyde amendment

Levy, Dena; Tien, Charles; Aved, Rachelle

doi:10.1080/1554477x.2001.9970959

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“…Moreover, this commitment crosses region and political culture (Thomas 1994). In addition, women at the state and national level are more supportive of women's rights and abortion issues (Burrell 1994;Dodson 1998;Dodson et al 1995;Dolan 1997;Levy, Tien, and Aved 2001;Reingold 2000;Swers 1998Swers , 2002Tamerius 1995;Tatolovich and Schier 1993;Thomas 1994;Vega and Firestone 1995).…”

Section: Gender and Legislative Behaviormentioning

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The Roll Call Behavior of Men and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–2008

Simon

Palmer

2010

Pol & Gen

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Our analysis investigates the ideological differences in the voting records of male and female members of the U.S. House of Representatives using a relatively novel natural-experiment research design to account for variations in district-level factors. We ask whether it makes a difference when a woman succeeds a man or a man succeeds a woman in a given congressional district. To answer this question, we created a database consisting of predecessor-successor pairs in all elections to the House between 1937 and 2008. In the case of intraparty change, we find that there is no significant difference in the voting scores of female and male members of the House; the roll call scores of female Democrats who replace male Democrats are virtually identical, as are the scores of male Democrats who replace female Democrats. The same results hold for Republicans. We also demonstrate that when interparty change occurs in a district, there is no evidence that the resulting ideological change is greater when the successor or predecessor is a woman. In other words, the voting records of consecutive members of Congress that come from a particular district are virtually the same regardless of their gender.W omen now constitute a substantial and growing presence as candidates and elected officials in state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. In the face of this change, a rich literature has developed that explores the influence of women on legislative institutions. There is clear

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Section: Gender and Legislative Behaviormentioning

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“…For example, in abortion legislation, women in Congress have turned the debate away from issues of morality to a discussion of health and pregnancy (Levy, Tien, and Aved 2001). Moreover, there is evidence that women have a distinct approach to legislation in general.…”

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The Roll Call Behavior of Men and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–2008

Simon

Palmer

2010

Pol & Gen

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“…3 However, even though we studied all the abortion debates and found them to be politically relevant, from a research standpoint there is a problem with the statistical power of the sample since it is unable to detect more significant associations in the arguments and positions according to sex and to pro-choice vs. anti-choice political party.…”

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“…1,26 It has been shown that a greater number of women in a parliament can more effectively represent women's interests. [2][3][4] In Spain, women members of the left-wing parties have dominated the debates on abortion and introduced most of the proposals for change in the current legislation. Nevertheless, despite a gradual increase in the number of women parliamentarians, as in most other European countries, men still have a higher number of votes and retain greater power of decision-making.…”

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Abortion in Democratic Spain: The Parliamentary Political Agenda 1979–2004

Cambronero-Saiz

Ruiz-Cantero²,

Vives‐Cases

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Reproductive Health Matters

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“…Studies have shown that with more women in formal politics, culture, discourse and policy will change to a more genderbalanced equilibrium, and that incoming women will pave the way for further increases in women's presence (e.g. Levy et al, 2001;Mackay, 2001). Childs and Krook (2006), following up on Lovenduski's (2005) contention, proposed that future research should focus not on the question of when women make a diff erence, but on how the substantive representation of women occurs.…”

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The Politics of Care and Female District Councillors in Hong Kong

Catherine

Evelyn

2008

Asian J Soc Sci

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This study aims to understand the difficulties faced by women politicians using a theoretical construct proposed by some feminist scholars; in particular, the tension between feminine (ethics of care) and masculine (ethics of justice) politics. The career histories of four female district councillors in Hong Kong are presented. Generally speaking, without affirmative action, it is particularly difficult for married women to juggle domestic and community roles without family support; and among younger women, few with young children or planning to have children are attracted to the long work hours, modest income, and job insecurity of a political career. We also observe that women politicians can win local elections by demonstrating that they care deeply about their electorate's needs, especially in grassroots areas, and their daily responsibilities show that much of what they do, and do well, involves care work. However, there is a disconnection between the practice of care and the masculine political power structure. We argue that a good starting point in reducing the gap is for political structures to, firstly, recognise that ethics of justice must take account of women's burden of care, and to, secondly, start 'speaking' care.

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Do differences matter? Women members of congress and the Hyde amendment

Cited by 12 publications

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The Roll Call Behavior of Men and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–2008

The Roll Call Behavior of Men and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–2008

Abortion in Democratic Spain: The Parliamentary Political Agenda 1979–2004

The Politics of Care and Female District Councillors in Hong Kong

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