Breaking: Women Are Effective Lawmakers

by Jen Nedeau · 2009-09-15 22:29:00 UTC
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I love it when mainstream media acts surprised about the idea that women are good at - their job?

Read this "intriguing" report from Politico this week - Study: Women lawmakers outperform men.

It kills me that this is considered breaking news. But anyways...

Take a read as to why Politico is suddenly having it's feminist awakening:

Are women more effective lawmakers than men?

That's the preliminary conclusion of a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Chicago, who say that on average, women in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do.

The study, which examined the performance of House members between 1984 and 2004, found that women delivered roughly 9 percent more discretionary spending for their districts than men.

I'm happy with this report in essence, but it's almost condescending in it's approach. As if women shouldn't be as good or better as men in creating laws? Why do we still question this?

Jen Nedeau Jen Nedeau is a media relations professional and a writer based in New York City.
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