“…As a consequence, females and males differ in their issue preferences and concerns particularly as they relate to compassion issues and use of force (for example see Kaufmann & Petrocik, 1999;Norrander, 2008). Even among legislators, females are more likely to work on women's issues, whether measured by bill introductions, roll call votes, or surveys of legislators (Barrett, 1995;Poggione, 2005;Swers, 1998Swers, , 2002Thomas, 1994;Thomas & Welch, 1991).…”