Gender and Ambition Among Potential Law Clerks

IF 0.8 Q2 LAW
A. Badas, Katelyn E. Stauffer
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Abstract

Law clerks hold immense responsibilities and exert influence over the judges they work with. However, women remain underrepresented in these positions. We argue that one reason for this underrepresentation is that – like potential political candidates – female law students may have lower levels of ambition compared to men. Using a survey of student editors at thirty-three top law reviews, we find that there is a gender gap in ambition for clerkships with the Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeal. Examining potential sources of this difference, we find that while women view themselves to be just as qualified for these positions as men, men are more willing to apply with lower feelings of qualification. Likewise, while women and men report similar levels of encouragement, more encouragement is required before women express ambition to hold these posts. The findings presented here have implications for research on judicial politics, political ambition, and women’s representation.
潜在法律文员的性别与抱负
法律办事员肩负着巨大的责任,并对与其共事的法官施加影响。然而,妇女在这些职位上的任职人数仍然不足。我们认为,这种代表性不足的一个原因是,与潜在的政治候选人一样,女性法律系学生的志向可能低于男性。通过对33家顶级法律评论的学生编辑进行的调查,我们发现在最高法院和联邦上诉法院担任书记员的雄心上存在性别差距。通过研究这种差异的潜在来源,我们发现,虽然女性认为自己和男性一样有资格担任这些职位,但男性更愿意以较低的资格感申请。同样,尽管女性和男性的鼓励程度相似,但在女性表达担任这些职位的雄心之前,还需要更多的鼓励。本文的研究结果对司法政治、政治野心和妇女代表权的研究具有启示意义。
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