Anna Mahoney
Biographic Data
| ID | 3937180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Mahoney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahoney |
| SIGNATURE | MAHONEY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8916-8103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 105 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rhetorical Promises: Gender Diversity Among Congressional Black Caucus Members’ Representation on Twitter
The Politics of Problem Definition: Abortion Policy in Republican-Controlled Louisiana
Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, Republican-controlled legislatures across the U.S. initiated draconian abortion restrictions. In order to appeal to anti-abortion policymakers, advocates across the country have strategically separated “maternal and child health” (MCH) issues, such as increased insurance coverage for midwifery and doula care, from issues often labeled as “reproductive rights,” such as access to …
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
Take (Her) to the Limit: Term Limits do Not Diminish Women's Overperformance in Legislative Office
Women in political office outperform men in legislative activity and constituent services. Scholars have identified two potential explanations for this overperformance: women are higher quality candidates when they run for office and women face elevated voter expectations to win elections. We use the presence of term limits to examine how these two justifications for women's overperformance produce downstream effects. While designed to strike a b…
State-Level Recommendations to Reduce Inequities in Sexually Transmitted Infections
Community Engagement and State Legislative Research
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Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Let’s Work Together: Bill Success via Women’s Cosponsorship in U.S. State Legislatures
Not all pieces of legislation introduced for consideration are equally likely to be successful. The characteristics of legislation’s cosponsors can influence bill passage rates. Despite facing marginalization in legislative bodies and more electoral vulnerability, women are effective lawmakers. We argue that one way by which women overcome marginalization and gendered expectations of performance is bill success from legislation cosponsored with o…
The Choice Is Yours: Caucus Typologies and Collaboration in U.S. State Legislatures
The marginalisation of some groups in legislative bodies promotes the construction of subaltern public spaces, including caucuses. In this paper, we evaluate whether the substantive focus of women’s caucuses in state legislatures matters in shaping women’s collaboration with each other. We first present an evaluation of the types of women’s caucuses in U.S. state legislatures, drawing on qualitative examples and evidence from founding efforts. We…
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Women's Collaboration in US State Legislatures
Collaboration plays a key role in crafting good public policy. We use a novel data set of over 140,000 pieces of legislation considered in US state legislatures in 2015 to examine the factors associated with women's collaboration with each other. We articulate a theory that women's collaboration arises from opportunity structures, dictated by an interaction of individual and institutional characteristics. Examining the effect of a combination of …
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Women's Collaboration in US State Legislatures
Collaboration plays a key role in crafting good public policy. We use a novel data set of over 140,000 pieces of legislation considered in US state legislatures in 2015 to examine the factors associated with women's collaboration with each other. We articulate a theory that women's collaboration arises from opportunity structures, dictated by an interaction of individual and institutional characteristics. Examining the effect of a combination of …
Let’s Work Together: Bill Success via Women’s Cosponsorship in U.S. State Legislatures
Not all pieces of legislation introduced for consideration are equally likely to be successful. The characteristics of legislation’s cosponsors can influence bill passage rates. Despite facing marginalization in legislative bodies and more electoral vulnerability, women are effective lawmakers. We argue that one way by which women overcome marginalization and gendered expectations of performance is bill success from legislation cosponsored with o…
The Choice Is Yours: Caucus Typologies and Collaboration in U.S. State Legislatures
The marginalisation of some groups in legislative bodies promotes the construction of subaltern public spaces, including caucuses. In this paper, we evaluate whether the substantive focus of women’s caucuses in state legislatures matters in shaping women’s collaboration with each other. We first present an evaluation of the types of women’s caucuses in U.S. state legislatures, drawing on qualitative examples and evidence from founding efforts. We…
Take (Her) to the Limit: Term Limits do Not Diminish Women's Overperformance in Legislative Office
Women in political office outperform men in legislative activity and constituent services. Scholars have identified two potential explanations for this overperformance: women are higher quality candidates when they run for office and women face elevated voter expectations to win elections. We use the presence of term limits to examine how these two justifications for women's overperformance produce downstream effects. While designed to strike a b…
Community Engagement and State Legislative Research
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
The Politics of Problem Definition: Abortion Policy in Republican-Controlled Louisiana
Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, Republican-controlled legislatures across the U.S. initiated draconian abortion restrictions. In order to appeal to anti-abortion policymakers, advocates across the country have strategically separated “maternal and child health” (MCH) issues, such as increased insurance coverage for midwifery and doula care, from issues often labeled as “reproductive rights,” such as access to …
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Women's Collaboration in US State Legislatures
Collaboration plays a key role in crafting good public policy. We use a novel data set of over 140,000 pieces of legislation considered in US state legislatures in 2015 to examine the factors associated with women's collaboration with each other. We articulate a theory that women's collaboration arises from opportunity structures, dictated by an interaction of individual and institutional characteristics. Examining the effect of a combination of …
The Choice Is Yours: Caucus Typologies and Collaboration in U.S. State Legislatures
The marginalisation of some groups in legislative bodies promotes the construction of subaltern public spaces, including caucuses. In this paper, we evaluate whether the substantive focus of women’s caucuses in state legislatures matters in shaping women’s collaboration with each other. We first present an evaluation of the types of women’s caucuses in U.S. state legislatures, drawing on qualitative examples and evidence from founding efforts. We…
When and Where Do Women's Legislative Caucuses Emerge
Women have organized around their gendered identity to accomplish political goals both inside and outside legislatures. Formal and informal institutional norms shape the form this collective action takes and whether it is successful. What, then, are the favorable conditions for organizing women's caucuses inside legislatures? Using an original dataset and employing an event history analysis, we identify the institutional conditions under which wo…
Let’s Work Together: Bill Success via Women’s Cosponsorship in U.S. State Legislatures
Not all pieces of legislation introduced for consideration are equally likely to be successful. The characteristics of legislation’s cosponsors can influence bill passage rates. Despite facing marginalization in legislative bodies and more electoral vulnerability, women are effective lawmakers. We argue that one way by which women overcome marginalization and gendered expectations of performance is bill success from legislation cosponsored with o…
State-Level Recommendations to Reduce Inequities in Sexually Transmitted Infections
Community Engagement and State Legislative Research
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement
2022). Women of Color Political Elites in the US: An Introduction, Personal Reflections, and a Call for Scholarly Engagement. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: Vol. 43, Women of Color Political Elites in the US, pp. 1-7
The Black Women of the US Congress: Learning from Descriptive Data
Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have navigated this raced and gendered institution (Hawkesworth 2003) since 1969. We discuss data on these Black congresswomen, including, but not limited to, their educational attainment, occupations prior to serving in Congress, and ties to Black Greek Letter organizations. We …
An Invitation
This essay serves as the introduction to the special issue that focuses squarely on the political leadership of women of color in the United States. In recent years, it is becoming increasingly common for women of color to seek and attain elected office. As these actors become more prominent in politics, then it will become increasingly difficult for scholars of American politics to ignore them. We argue that if the discipline wants to remain rel…
Sister Space: Collective Descriptive Representation and Black Women in Legislative Caucuses
Black women in elective office in the United States have demonstrated how descriptive representative transforms democratic institutions. This transformation is most evident in previously uncrystallized interests, those new to the agenda or not yet owned by specific political groups (Mansbridge 1999), articulated in legislative communication and action. For instance, Black maternal health is an issue that addresses the disproportionately poor heal…
Take (Her) to the Limit: Term Limits do Not Diminish Women's Overperformance in Legislative Office
Women in political office outperform men in legislative activity and constituent services. Scholars have identified two potential explanations for this overperformance: women are higher quality candidates when they run for office and women face elevated voter expectations to win elections. We use the presence of term limits to examine how these two justifications for women's overperformance produce downstream effects. While designed to strike a b…
The Politics of Problem Definition: Abortion Policy in Republican-Controlled Louisiana
Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, Republican-controlled legislatures across the U.S. initiated draconian abortion restrictions. In order to appeal to anti-abortion policymakers, advocates across the country have strategically separated “maternal and child health” (MCH) issues, such as increased insurance coverage for midwifery and doula care, from issues often labeled as “reproductive rights,” such as access to …
Intersectional Identity and Representative Politics
Representation scholarship has drawn from intersectionality theory 0to examine how systemic structures of oppression and privilege have created social groups with distinct political needs. Derived from Black feminist theory that recognizes that identities are mutually constitutive and interconnected, intersectionality research is rooted in the lived experiences of marginalized groups who call attention to social (in)justice. Empirical scholarship…
Rhetorical Promises: Gender Diversity Among Congressional Black Caucus Members’ Representation on Twitter
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