Why are women underrepresented in congress

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Gender and Descriptive Representation

1. Can representatives who do not share many of the characteristics of their constituents still be effective? Why, or Why not?

2. Why are women underrepresented in Congress? Read the executive summary of this article: Men Rule The Continued Underrepresentation of Women in Politics. There are various strategies to increase women's representation in Congress. Please review the articles and select two that could work in the US. (Tackling Women's Underrepresentation: A Comparative Perspective. (Summary to page 5 and then read 10-14) or How Do We Get More Women in Politics.

3. Should we institute quotas to increase the representation of women in Congress? Why or why not?

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