July Thu, 2012

Preparedness Meets Opportunity: Women’s Increased Representation in the New Jersey Legislature

This paper examines the factors that account for the rapid rise in the number of women legislators in New Jersey, focusing primarily on the time period from 2004 through 2011. Central to the analysis is the question of what it would take to bring about enduring change in a political system characterized by a strong, male-dominated party system like that found in New Jersey. Written by CAWP scholars Susan J. Carroll and Kelly Dittmar.

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