Conclusion

Abstract

Many news stories have highlighted the Republican Party’s problem with women, focusing their concern on the persistent gender gap in vote choice, with women typically supporting Democratic candidates over Republican candidates. Efforts have been made by the Republican Party to help their candidates, office holders, and staffers try to combat the gender gap. This book argues that the lack of women among Republicans in elective office is actually a much bigger and more consequential “woman problem” as it holds impacts for policy-making, claims of representation, and the viability of the party. The conclusion offers predictions as to the future of the partisan gap among women in elective office and explores its profound consequences for American electoral politics and policy-making.