Ambition, Gender, and the Judiciary

With the work of scholars like Fox and Lawless (2004) and Sanbonmatsu (2002), the discipline of political science began to understand individual-level explanations for women's representation in state legislatures. Such analysis, however, has not been extended to other branches of government, in...

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Published in:Political research quarterly 2008-03, Vol.61 (1), p.68-78
Main Author: Williams, Margaret S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambition
Attorneys
Courts
Females
Gender differences
Gender differentiation
Judicial system
Judiciary
Legal professions
Legislative Bodies
Men
Political campaigns
Political candidates
Political parties
Political Representation
Political research
Political Science
Politics
Sex
State elections
Studies
Working women
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Summary:With the work of scholars like Fox and Lawless (2004) and Sanbonmatsu (2002), the discipline of political science began to understand individual-level explanations for women's representation in state legislatures. Such analysis, however, has not been extended to other branches of government, including state judiciaries. To examine individuallevel explanations for representation on state courts, this article examines the results of a survey of Texas attorneys. The results of this research suggest that running for the judiciary is somewhat different from running for other office, and future research needs to explore the variation in ambition across types of offices.
ISSN:1065-9129
1938-274X
DOI:10.1177/1065912907304497