Beyond Gender Inequality: Substantive Representation and Cosponsorship in State Legislatures, United States of America

• In Event: Patterns of Legislative Participation

Brief Overview

This paper looks beyond gender inequality and focuses instead, on cosponsorship patterns, to explore the intricacies of substantive representation in state legislatures in the United States.

Authors

• Ayodeji Temitope Oyekunle, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

• Akinbiyi Bayonle Oyekunle, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale