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The Impact of Feminism on Women’s Political Participation in the United States

Shuoqi FengDurham University*

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Abstract

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of women in politics in the United States (U.S.), which has gradually enhanced the status and opportunities for women in the political arena. The emergence of this phenomenon means that women’s political status has gradually been recognised by society, and women’s aspirations for political ambitions have shown a trend of increasing value. However, most of the related literature has adopted the quantitative analysis of the number of women’s participation in politics by means of regression equations. This paper will examine the impact of the feminist movement on women’s political participation in the U.S. by qualitatively analysing the political phenomenon from a feminist perspective. Through this analysis, the study establishes that feminism has played an active role in eliminating sexism in politics by calling for women’s political participation and campaigning for their rights, encouraging increasing numbers of women’s participation in political elections in the U.S..

Keywords: politics; participation; women; feminism; United States
Published: November 20, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/14/20230457
Volume: CHR Vol.14
pp. 192-197
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