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          Conference to examine impact of political women

          
            
              
                
                Published: May 17, 2006
              

              
                Author: Erik Runyon
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

The ways in which women interact politically in American democracy, how gender affects political processes and development, and how the presence or absence of women shapes democratic policy making will be some of the featured topics at a conference titledPolitical Women and American Democracy,May 25 to 27 (Thursday-Saturday) in McKenna Hall at the University of Notre Dame.

Sponsored by Notre Dames Program in American Democracy, the conference is part of the Annenberg Lecture Series, which features scholars and public figures who explore the challenges and opportunities facing American democracy in the 21 st century.

Political Womenwill feature some 15 women political scientists from around the country who will examine the unprecedented expansion and diversification of research and scholarship on gender and politics.

More information on the speakers, topics and the conference schedule is available at http://americandemocracy.nd.edu/conferences/political_women .

Established in 2001, Notre Dames Program in American Democracy seeks to further the understanding of democratic politics and policy making through research, teaching and other activities that explore and assess the quality of American democracy.

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