Accordingtomanyindicators,theintegrationofwomenintotheU.S.political systemproceedsapace.Voterturnoutamongwomennowexceedsthatofmen, andthetrendisforthisgaptoincrease(LeighleyandNagler1991).Thenumber offemalecandidatesforpoliticalofficeatalllevelsofgovernmentcontinuesto rise,andwomen'schanceforsuccessatthepollsappearsgreateraswell(Delli CarpiniandFuchs1993).Theincreasingpresenceofwomenintheworkforce,and inpoliticallyrelevantprofessionssuchasthelaw,portendsgreaterparticipationas candidatesandactivistsinthefuture(Darcy,Welch,andClark1987;Taeuber1991).