Аннотация:The Silent Sex o ers a powerful and relentless analysis of the silencing of women in decision making.Karpowitz and Mendelberg show over and over-with well-crafted experiments, observational data, and deep analysis-how majority-rule institutions silence all women who nd themselves in the minority regardless of expertise and experience." -Nancy Burns, University of Michigan "The Silent Sex explores the gender imbalance in deliberative participation, a pervasive problem in politics and social interaction.Karpowitz and Mendelberg bring together an unusually rich combination of clear theorizing, deep background in several social science disciplines, convincing empirical research, and thought-provoking policy recommendations." -