Gender and Incivility in State Senates

• In Event: Gendered Attitudes and Outcomes in the US States

Brief Overview

This paper uses an original survey to examine the extent to which women state senators in the US experience more physical violence and psychological abuse than men from other senators and their staff.

Authors

• Rebekah Herrick, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

• Sue Thomas, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluaton

• Kate Bartholomy, Oklahoma State University