Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy —— How Women in Politics Foster Connected Citizens

----- 与妇女见面，加强民主：政治妇女如何培养与公民的联系

ISBN: 9780197526941 出版年：2020 页码：181 Hinojosa, Magda Kittilson, Miki Caul Oxford University Press

Seeing Women, Strengthening Democracy asks how the more equitable representation of women in positions of power affects male and female citizens. The book argues that the election of women to political office--particularly where women's presence is highly visible to the public--strengthens the connections between women and the democratic process. For women, seeing more "people like me" in politics has important effects, changing how they interact with government and the political process. The authors look at comparative data from across Latin America, but focus on an in-depth case study of Uruguay. Here, the authors find that gender gaps in political engagement declined significantly after a doubling of women's representation in the Senate.