Wilma Rule
Biographic Data
| ID | 996906 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilma Rule |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilma |
| FAMILY NAME | Rule |
| SIGNATURE | RULE W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Reno |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 360 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A More Representative United States House of Representatives
The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives–in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socioeconomic status—and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an institution which “represents’ citizens and whether the membership of the House should reflect the citizenry at-large. The articles collected for this symposium offer answers to some of these questions
The Women's Century
Response to Wolfgang Hirczy
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Parliaments of, by, and for the People
Women's Underrepresentation and Electoral Systems
Women's parliamentary representation in the 27 long-established but “unfinished democracies” (Haavio-Mannila et al. 1985) of the world varies between 2.3% in Japan's lower house to 39.0% in unicameral Finland. Women state legislators in the United States range from 4% in Kentucky to 39% in Washington in the lower house. Women are 11% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The causes of this variation are primarily the electoral arra…
Political Dialogue with Some Women Leaders in Moscow and Leningrad
Our American economist colleagues face demanding challenges in facilitating the transition to a market economy in the republics. Political scientists confront similar complexities in promoting the transition to democracy. The development of a viable and vibrant political science profession in the independent republics is one of the necessary, though hardly sufficient, guarantees that the goal will be achieved
Activities
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Why More Women Are State Legislators. A Research Note
Why More Women Are State Legislators
Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies
Wilma Rule, Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Sep., 1987), pp. 477-498
Does the Electoral System Discriminate Against Women
Additional Points
Why Women Don't Run
Wilma Rule, Why Women Don't Run: The Critical Contextual Factors in Women's Legislative Recruitment, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue on Women and Politics (Mar., 1981), pp. 60-77
Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies
Wilma Rule, Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Sep., 1987), pp. 477-498
Why Women Don't Run
Wilma Rule, Why Women Don't Run: The Critical Contextual Factors in Women's Legislative Recruitment, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue on Women and Politics (Mar., 1981), pp. 60-77
Why More Women Are State Legislators. A Research Note
Women's Underrepresentation and Electoral Systems
Women's parliamentary representation in the 27 long-established but “unfinished democracies” (Haavio-Mannila et al. 1985) of the world varies between 2.3% in Japan's lower house to 39.0% in unicameral Finland. Women state legislators in the United States range from 4% in Kentucky to 39% in Washington in the lower house. Women are 11% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The causes of this variation are primarily the electoral arra…
Why More Women Are State Legislators
A More Representative United States House of Representatives
The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives–in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socioeconomic status—and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an institution which “represents’ citizens and whether the membership of the House should reflect the citizenry at-large. The articles collected for this symposium offer answers to some of these questions
Why Women Don't Run
Wilma Rule, Why Women Don't Run: The Critical Contextual Factors in Women's Legislative Recruitment, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue on Women and Politics (Mar., 1981), pp. 60-77
Additional Points
Does the Electoral System Discriminate Against Women
Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies
Wilma Rule, Electoral Systems, Contextual Factors and Women's Opportunity for Election to Parliament in Twenty-Three Democracies, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Sep., 1987), pp. 477-498
Why More Women Are State Legislators. A Research Note
Why More Women Are State Legislators
Activities
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Political Dialogue with Some Women Leaders in Moscow and Leningrad
Our American economist colleagues face demanding challenges in facilitating the transition to a market economy in the republics. Political scientists confront similar complexities in promoting the transition to democracy. The development of a viable and vibrant political science profession in the independent republics is one of the necessary, though hardly sufficient, guarantees that the goal will be achieved
Parliaments of, by, and for the People
Women's Underrepresentation and Electoral Systems
Women's parliamentary representation in the 27 long-established but “unfinished democracies” (Haavio-Mannila et al. 1985) of the world varies between 2.3% in Japan's lower house to 39.0% in unicameral Finland. Women state legislators in the United States range from 4% in Kentucky to 39% in Washington in the lower house. Women are 11% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The causes of this variation are primarily the electoral arra…
Response to Wolfgang Hirczy
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Women's Century
A More Representative United States House of Representatives
The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives–in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socioeconomic status—and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an institution which “represents’ citizens and whether the membership of the House should reflect the citizenry at-large. The articles collected for this symposium offer answers to some of these questions
Political science (11 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works)