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As they grow older, girls increasingly see political leadership as a “man’s world.” Bos, Angie et al

October 25, 2021

Girls learn early that they don’t have much of a place in politics

Mirya Holman, Tulane University; Angela L. Bos, The College of Wooster; J Celeste Lay, Tulane University; Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University, and Zoe M. Oxley, Union College

As young children learn about politics and political figures, they internalize the idea that politics is a man’s world, which ultimately means political representation is heavily skewed toward men.

President Trump with children at the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House, April 22, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images

February 3, 2020

What do kids think of the president?

Mirya Holman, Tulane University; Angela L. Bos, The College of Wooster; J Celeste Lay, Tulane University; Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University, and Zoe M. Oxley, Union College

Children think about politics. And based on surveys from 1950 to today, it seems children hold far less favorable views of the president’s personal characteristics now than they did 70 years ago.

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