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  • Women in State Government: Historical Patterns, Recent Trends, Future Prospects

    by Susan J. Carroll 
    Chapter in The Book of the States, edited by The Council of State Governments, 2013

    The movement of women into state-level offices has slowed in recent years after several decades of gains, and following the 2012 elections, the numbers of women in both state legislative and executive branch offices increased only slightly. Efforts to actively recruit women for elected and appointed positions will be critical in determining what the future holds for women in state government.

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  • Gender Gap: Voting Choices in Presidential Elections

    Lists percentages of women and men voting for presidential candidates 1980-2012. The gender gap in voting refers to the difference in the percentage of women and the percentage of men voting for a given candidate. A gender gap in voting for presidential candidates has been apparent in every election since 1980.

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