Theorizing Women's Representation in the United States

Dovi, Suzanne

doi:10.1017/s1743923x07000281

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“…Anne Phillips (1998) famously identified four arguments to support women's political representation: (i) women politicians act as role models for aspiring women candidates; (ii) numerically equal representation of women and men in parliaments is a sign of justice; (iii) only women are positioned to represent women's interests; and (iv) women's political representation revitalises democracy. Suzanne Dovi (2007) has recently built upon this and put forward two other arguments: (v) according to the trust argument, women's political representation is necessary for women to put their confidence in political institutions; and (vi) the legitimacy argument contends that the presence of women representatives increases the legitimacy of democratic institutions. Women's presence can thus be justified in its own terms: it is normatively desirable that parliaments reflect the social composition of the society and include representatives of both sexes and from ethnic, racial, linguistic and religious minorities.…”

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Women's Political Representation in the European Union

Kantola

2009

The Journal of Legislative Studies

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Feminist studies of the European Union seek to make sense of a field that has become enormously complex. Gender equality has been an issue in the EU since the inclusion of Article 119 on equal pay in the Treaty of Rome 1957 but has since widened to the recognition of equality between women and men as a fundamental principle of democracy for the whole EU. Gender equality is present both in gender-specific policies, such as women's participation in the labour market, sexual harassment and reconciliation of work and family, as well as informing the basic principles and functioning of the EU institutions wherever gender mainstreaming is implemented. Feminist explorations of the EU have tended to overlook one aspect of EU gender policies: women's political representation in the EU institutions. This article seeks to address this gap.

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Section: Theorising Women's Political Representationmentioning

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Women's Political Representation in the European Union

Kantola

2009

The Journal of Legislative Studies

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“…Another facet of political representation theory is symbolic representation, which involves, in the words of political theorist Suzanne Dovi (2007), "an emotional response" between the represented and the representative. As applied to women, having more women play prominent roles as political leaders and candidates signals to other women that the political system is receptive to their involvement despite men being overrepresented in those capacities.…”

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Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women

Deckman

McDonald

2022

Pol & Gen

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American political activism has surged recently among young citizens, particularly among women and people of color. At the same time, record numbers of women and minority candidates have been running for office. Does seeing more diverse candidates in terms of age, gender, and race propel more interest in political engagement among Generation Z, particularly women? Using a survey experiment embedded in a nationally representative survey of Generation Z citizens, we present respondents with Democratic politicians who vary based on these three criteria. Women who identify strongly with their gender express greater political engagement when presented with any candidate who does not fit the stereotypical image of a politician (older, white, male). They are spurred not only by role models who represent them descriptively, but by all politicians belonging to historically marginalized groups. These effects, which are not specific to just Democratic women, provide insights that can inform engagement efforts targeting younger Americans.

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“…Die zahlreichen vorhandenen empirischen Arbeiten stützen sich auf die Argumente von Repräsentationstheoretiker*innen wie Phillips (1998), Mansbridge (1999) und Dovi (2007). Hierbei wird unter anderem argumentiert, dass die mangelnde Präsenz von Frauen in politischen Ämtern dazu führt, dass Bürgerinnen sich weniger stark politisch engagieren und interessieren.…”

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“…Hypothese 2 Je größer der Frauenanteil im Gemeinderat, desto höher die lokale Wahlbeteiligung. 9 Unter anderem Suzanne Dovi (2007) argumentiert, dass sich der Politikstil von Frauen durch einen stärkeren Fokus auf deliberative Elemente auszeichnet (Dovi 2007, S. 309).…”

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Frauen in der lokalen Politik und kommunale Wahlbeteiligung. Ein Fall für deskriptive Repräsentation?

Stocker

2022

Polit Vierteljahresschr

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ZusammenfassungDiese Studie präsentiert neue empirische Evidenz für die Argumente feministischer Theoretiker*innen, welche die Notwendigkeit deskriptiver Repräsentation von Frauen unterstreichen. Anhand eines neuartigen Datensatzes wird die Wirkung der Präsenz von Frauen in lokalpolitischen Ämtern auf die Beteiligung bei Ratswahlen in Baden-Württemberg untersucht. Die Analyse von Längsschnittdaten zwischen 1999 und 2019 zeigt, dass die Präsenz von Bürgermeisterinnen eine positive Wirkung auf die Beteiligungsquote bei Gemeinderatswahlen hat. Darüber hinaus zeigt sich, dass auch die Offenheit der Wähler*innen für Frauen in politischen Ämtern eine Rolle spielt. Vor allem für Parteien im linken politischen Spektrum spielt emanzipatorische und solidarische Politik und somit Geschlechterausgleich eine wichtige Rolle. In den Gemeinden, in denen die Grünen und die Linkspartei bei der Bundestagswahl höhere Stimmanteile erreichen, ist der positive Effekt deskriptiver Repräsentation von Frauen auf die Wahlbeteiligung größer. Sowohl die Präsenz von Bürgermeisterinnen als auch der Frauenanteil im Gemeinderat haben im Zusammenspiel mit der approximierten Offenheit der Wähler*innen für Politikerinnen einen positiven Effekt auf die Höhe der Wahlbeteiligung. Der positive Effekt der Präsenz von Frauen in lokalpolitischen Ämtern auf die kommunale Wahlbeteiligung wird durch die Offenheit der Wähler*innen gegenüber Politikerinnen moderiert.

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Theorizing Women's Representation in the United States

Cited by 26 publications

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Women's Political Representation in the European Union

Women's Political Representation in the European Union

Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women

Frauen in der lokalen Politik und kommunale Wahlbeteiligung. Ein Fall für deskriptive Repräsentation?

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