Politics of Perception

In 1992, Dianne Feinstein, noting the number of women in the Senate, declared that, "two percent may be good enough for milk, but it is not good enough for the United States Senate." At the heart of Feinstein''s quote was a simple message: women''s inclusion in politics matters. Despite the power of this message, scholars continue to debate whether and how women''s inclusion in politics shapes pub...