The Political Determinants of Women’s Descriptive Representation in Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrienne Smith (Emory University), Adrienne R Smith (Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA), Beth Reingold (0000-0003-4094-9934, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA), Michael Leo Owens (0000-0002-8539-7056, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 315-329 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912910395327 |
| OpenAlex | W1963600299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 59 |
| References cited | 38 |
Why is the descriptive (or numerical) representation of women in policy-making positions higher in some cities than in others? Despite a strong body of work on the descriptive representation of women in state government, research on the presence of women in municipal government is limited in empirical scope and theoretical development. This study is different. First, the authors employ an original data set of 239 cities with populations of 100,000 or more to update and extend the empirical reach of scholars’ knowledge. Second, the authors develop and test hypotheses to explain how the urban political context affects women’s descriptive representation. The analysis reveals that the election of women as council members and mayors are interdependent phenomena. The authors also find that political characteristics of local communities are consequential for predicting the presence of women as municipal policy makers—just as consequential as electoral structures and other institutional features
Context (archaeology · Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · Empirical research · Geography · Government (linguistics · Interdependence · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Statistics · Test (biology · Urban politics · Work (physics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 59 |
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| Citations per year | 4,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |