In an essay published in May, New York senator Kirsten Gillbrand emphasized the importance of increasing the number of women in politics. "Women’s voices are not better than men’s, they’re different and the broader perspective that we bring often leads to better results," she wrote.
However, a new study published in European Journal of Social Psychology in May 2013 claims that the rising number of women candidates may actually "foster complacency" when it comes to creating greater social change. The researchers, Elizabeth R. Brown of Montana State University and Amanda B. Diekman of Miami University, found that "support for the status quo is increased in the presence of a female versus male candidates" because seeing a female candiate in a race prompts voters to have "greater beliefs that the sociopolitical system is just."
We invite our users to read the complete article published May 14 2013
In an essay published in May, New York senator Kirsten Gillbrand emphasized the importance of increasing the number of women in politics. "Women’s voices are not better than men’s, they’re different and the broader perspective that we bring often leads to better results," she wrote.
However, a new study published in European Journal of Social Psychology in May 2013 claims that the rising number of women candidates may actually "foster complacency" when it comes to creating greater social change. The researchers, Elizabeth R. Brown of Montana State University and Amanda B. Diekman of Miami University, found that "support for the status quo is increased in the presence of a female versus male candidates" because seeing a female candiate in a race prompts voters to have "greater beliefs that the sociopolitical system is just."
We invite our users to read the complete article published May 14 2013