Location, Location, Location: How Electoral Opportunities Shape Women's Emergence as Candidates
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Abstract Despite evidence that women win when they run for office, the number of in US House Representatives has not increased substantially. I argue because engage strategic behavior by emerging locations where are most likely to win. While is a necessary condition increasing women's representation it sufficient condition. Analyzing regularly scheduled elections between 1992 and 2014, demonstrate However, electoral opportunities far from “gender neutral” shaped parties. Democratic Republican emerge as candidates districts primary general elections; however, face even more constrained opportunities.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Political Science
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0007-1234', '1469-2112']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123421000508