The Sources of the Gender Gap in Political Participation
The Sources of the Gender Gap in Political Participation
This chapter talks about how American women, like their counterparts in other advanced economies, have narrowed or even reversed the gap in important resources that form the prerequisites of political participation. Women have become reliable voters and civic activists; in other words, they are the foot soldiers of democracy. However, women have not turned their growing progress along the pathways to political participation into commensurate political influence. The chapter also shows how the United States has experienced a shrinking gender gap in workforce participation, occupational status, and income. When it comes to the single most important antecedent of participation, namely, education, American women have even achieved a higher level than men.
Keywords: American women, advanced economies, political participation, civic activists, democracy, education, gender gap
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