Away from the Floor: The Role of Gender When Negotiating with Majority Party Leadership

• In Event: Identity in Legislatures: Gender and Representation

Brief Overview

We consider the role of gender in the legislators’ success in amending legislation considered under structured rules, adding hitchhiker bills to legislation, and passing legislation via suspension of the rules.

Authors

• Allison Susanne Vick, Converse University

• Michael S. Lynch, University of Georgia