Is Knowing Half the Battle? Political Knowledge and Gender Equity in State Governorships

• In Event: Women and Leadership

Brief Overview

Is knowing whether your state previously elected a woman governor associated with optimism that it will happen again? Using an original survey, we find that the belief, more so than actual knowledge, is associated with optimism.

Authors

• Laura Merrifield Wilson, University of Indianapolis

• Gregory Shufeldt, University of Indianapolis