Connie on Nostr: “We found that the gender gap endures and women remain less ambitious for local ...

“We found that the gender gap endures and women remain less ambitious for local office compared to men. However, the women who do express ambition tend to be ambitious for local office only.”

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Women pursuing local office are motivated by solving specific community problems like affordable housing and crime, while men tend to view local positions as stepping stones to higher office.
https://theconversation.com/why-the-political-ambition-gap-between-men-and-women-persists-even-at-the-local-level-292967