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Democratic Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women to Congress Democratic Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women to Congress
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Increased Women’s Representation as a Legitimate and Institutionalized Goal Increased Women’s Representation as a Legitimate and Institutionalized Goal
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Reinforcing a Culture That Prioritizes Recruiting Women Reinforcing a Culture That Prioritizes Recruiting Women
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Weaknesses in the Democratic Party’s Efforts to Recruit Women Weaknesses in the Democratic Party’s Efforts to Recruit Women
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Productive Partnership between the Democratic Party and EMILY’s List Productive Partnership between the Democratic Party and EMILY’s List
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Republican Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women to Congress Republican Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women to Congress
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Republican Party Culture Clash: Recruiting Women versus Gender Neutral Recruiting Republican Party Culture Clash: Recruiting Women versus Gender Neutral Recruiting
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Why Women Matter: Political Legitimacy versus Political Expediency Why Women Matter: Political Legitimacy versus Political Expediency
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Republican Women and the Challenge of Primaries Republican Women and the Challenge of Primaries
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The Challenges Faced by Groups Seeking to Elect Republican Women The Challenges Faced by Groups Seeking to Elect Republican Women
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Conclusion: Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women Conclusion: Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women
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4 Left Out of the Party: Party Culture and the Recruitment of Women Candidates
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Published:July 2021
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Abstract
Drawing on interviews and other qualitative data, chapter 4 argues that the Democratic Party’s more open and decentralized culture has allowed party elites and the party’s organizational structure to more easily accommodate demands for political equality from women and to develop a much more integrated relationship with an extended network of groups committed to electing more women. In contrast, the Republican Party’s hierarchical, top-down culture, which embraces individualism, rejects group-based claims, and holds a strong commitment to gender-neutral recruiting, has made it very difficult for the party and its extended network to recruit women candidates. There is also a self-reinforcing dynamic at work. Women in elective office tend to be more committed than men to the idea that recruiting more women is a priority, and also tend to have more women in their social networks, where much recruitment takes place. This holds true for women in both parties, but with each passing election cycle, there are quite simply more Democratic women than Republican women in positions to carry out this recruitment work.
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