ABSTRACT
The 1992 elections also resulted in forty-seven women sitting in the US House of Representatives, almost doubling the twenty-nine congresswomen in the 102nd Congress. The debate over representation is reflected in the activities of organizations such as the Woman's Campaign Fund, the National Women's Political Caucus, and the National Woman's Education Fund, formed on behalf of women candidates during the 1970s, whose work has been directed toward increasing the number of women in office. Some studies have focused on sex differences in support for women's issues; others have examined sex differences in support for liberal ideology as a surrogate of support for feminist issues. Although relatively little research has concentrated on women at the local level, Janet Boles' analysis of men and women holding county and city offices in the Milwaukee County area is an exception. Although many men champion women's issues as well, the research shows that women are better champions.
