Would More Women In The Senate Mean Less Gridlock?

Judith Warner discusses whether having more female senators would result in less conflict and partisan gridlock.

They’re definitely “not a sorority,” as Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) insisted. And yet the 20 women lawmakers who sat down for a group interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer that aired on January 3 did seem to form a chummy, sisterly club as they celebrated the milestone of one-fifth female representation in the U.S. Senate.

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