Having women represented in legislative bodies makes for better governing. Intentional efforts can amplify women’s power—and staying power—in the halls of Congress.
in Congress to underscore the point that, once elected, they are even more significantlyAs a political scientist and research fellow in the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, Kornberg aims to use research “to advocate for making things more equitable and more democratic” as part of a reform-minded process.
Looking at committees in the United States and abroad, Kornberg has found a clear pattern: Even as women’s representation advances, their influence is blunted by persisting underrepresentation—not only in legislative bodies overall, but in the paucity of key committee leadership roles they occupy once they hold congressional office relative to their numbers in the Chamber., considering both chairs and ranking members.by Maya L. Kornberg.
From a committee perspective, the assignments women get increasingly tell a story of how much money they can raise for their campaigns, making the finance angle tremendously important. And it is “not just how much money you’re raising for yourself,” says Kornberg, “it’s also how much money you’re raising for the party,” a facet of the issue that may be beyond what reform aimed at strengthening small donor public financing can tackle.
“It’s understandable that these are political decisions,” said Kornberg, “but I do think that the parties can make an active effort to take gender and other diversity considerations into account when they decide things like which members are going to be on these key A-list committees that everyone wants to be on, that also help you get more funds for your campaign, or also give you access to influencing the most pressing policy issues.
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