Double Disadvantage? Minority Women and Legislative Effectiveness in the U.S. Congress

• In Event: Women in Legislatures: Working Twice as Hard for Half the Credit

Brief Overview

How effective are minority women in representing the interests of their constituents while in Congress? This research presents an analysis of minority women in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973-2008.

Author

• Slande Erole, University of California, Davis