November 10, 2006
Gender was a crucial factor in women's election gains
The Plain Dealer, November 10, 2006
Column written by Karen Beckwith, Case Western Reserve University political science professor
The 2006 midterm elections have resulted in a record number of women being elected to the U.S. House and to the Senate. Because two-thirds of female congressional candidates were Democrats, women contributed mightily to the Democratic victory in the House. Women will constitute at least 16 percent of the 110th Congress, and the House of Representatives stands to select Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat of California, as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. Gender was crucial in the 2006 midterm elections in Ohio, but not in ways that might have advanced specific women's policy issues, such as equal pay, women's rights or reproductive issues. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, November 10, 2006 04:36 PM | News Topics: College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, Politics and Public Policy, The Plain Dealer
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