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It's All Relative: Understanding “Women Friendliness” Between and Within States

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  • Nicholas Pyeatt
  • Alixandra B. Yanus

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Objective In this article, we reexamine how the entry and success of women state legislative candidates is affected by local political context. Methods We use evidence from state legislative elections from 2001 to 2010 to test our hypotheses. Results We find that female candidates’ emergence and success are affected by the district's context relative to both all districts nationally and all districts within that state. Intrastate comparisons are particularly influential in districts that are less women friendly using a national comparison. Conclusions Our findings underscore the importance of considering multiple dimensions of political context as scholars attempt to understand the variation in political representation of women state legislators.

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  • Nicholas Pyeatt & Alixandra B. Yanus, 2019. "It's All Relative: Understanding “Women Friendliness” Between and Within States," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 100(6), pages 2391-2407, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:100:y:2019:i:6:p:2391-2407
    DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12708
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