Building an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Women’s Engagement with Politics and Community
Open Access
Author:
Concepcion, Giselle
Area of Honors:
Civic And Community Engagement
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Supervisor Lori Bedell, Faculty Reader
Keywords:
Civic Engagement Women in Politics
Abstract:
This thesis seeks to build a connection between the notions of civic engagement that contribute to the understanding of politics for young people and ultimately implicate their arena of political participation in adulthood, specifically, the degree of power civic engagement holds in the political pipeline for women. To understand these implications at a wide array of levels, I utilize a plurality of methodologies to construct this analysis, including an analysis of the Center for American Women in Politics survey data that asks women about their membership in different types of organizations, women’s organizations, their first election, and plans for future terms, the Civic Engagement supplement of the 2020 Census Survey that includes questions about the engagement of care work and neighborhood duties, interviews with university students and alums with leadership positions and civic engagement experience, and a survey to university students to understand their current grasp of civic engagement, their levels of involvement, and perceptions of future political engagement and candidacy.
