Webinar: Men Rule

On October 11, 2012, WAND proudly presented...

“Men Rule”

Based on the media buzz for the past few years around women politicians from Hillary Clinton to “Mama Grizzlies,” it might sound like women are making strides in getting elected to office. In fact, in 2010, the number of women serving in office dropped for the first time in a generation! Meanwhile, in 2011 and 2012 it was clearer than ever why we need women’s voices and perspectives at every level of our government. Why are women choosing not to run and what can we do to reverse this trend?

Featuring American University Associate Professor of Government and co-author of the “Men Rule” report Jennifer Lawless, this webinar examined why the number of women in politics remains disproportionately low, even though they perform just as well as their male counterparts when running for office.

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In addition to her teaching position, Jennifer L. Lawless is the director of the Women & Politics Institute and a faculty affiliate for the Center for Congressional & Presidential Studies at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.A. in political science, and went on to receive an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University. A nationally recognized expert on women's involvement in politics, she is the author of the book “Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office,” and the co-author of both the book “It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office” and the report “Men Rule: The Continued Under-Representation of Women in US. Politics.”