A new study has revealed that female lawmakers in Congress are more likely to be more "effective" at moving bills in comparison to men.
The study was conducted by two academics, Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia and Alan Wiseman, an associate professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, who tried to evaluate the legislative effectiveness of all members of the House, reported The Washington Times.
Female members tend to get work done more legislatively than men and the tendency is even more evident when they are in the party that is out of power in the House. However, the report said that men become less cooperative in the same situation.
The members were graded on the basis of the number of bills they introduced, significance of the legislation and how far each bill made it in the legislative process. The study compares lawmakers' effectiveness to a benchmark score based on seniority, committee leadership positions and whether or not their party holds the majority.
The full findings are available at www.thelawmakers.org and will be explained in a book, "Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers," which is scheduled to be released later this month.
