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Where Are the 'Bad' Girls?: Why More Female Politicians Engaged in Scandal Might Be a Good Thing
Sheryl Gay Stolberg quotes from a recent study which finds that female legislators in the House “introduce more bills, participate more vigorously in key legislative debates, and give more of the one-minute speeches that open each daily session.” In short, since women are still “new” to politics female politicians are under pressure to prove that they are just as good, if not better, than the men.
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