A record number of women are serving in Congress. That’s good news for constituents.
A record number of women are serving in Congress. That’s good news for constituents.
- January 26, 2021
- Danielle Thomsen, poli sci, explains in this piece for The Washington Post
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Does electing women legislators have consequences for voters? Research suggests that it does. Studies at both the state and federal levels find that women are more active and productive than their male counterparts on a variety of policy-related activities …. But our recent study shows that women stand out in another area as well: constituent service.
Read on, courtesy of The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/26/record-number-women-are-serving-congress-thats-good-news-constituents/.
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