http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4392/allison-dunatchik Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:06:20 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:06:20 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1615/a-vote-of-no-self-confidence-gender-socialization-and-political-ambition By Allison Dunatchik - In light of women's underrepresentation in student government, this paper investigates to what extent levels of political ambition differ between male and female students and why at American University. Current literature regarding women's underrepresentation in elected office suggests that gender differences in levels of political ambition in political pipeline careers explain much of women's lower likelihood to run for and serve in elected office. This body of scholarship finds that women's political ambition is significantly diminished by traditional sex-role socialization and traditional views... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1615/a-vote-of-no-self-confidence-gender-socialization-and-political-ambition