A new study has apparently proved that women make more effective lawmakers than men.

According to politico.com, researchers at Stanford and the University of Chicago, “say that on average, women in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do. The study, which examined the performance of House members between 1984 and 2004, found that women delivered roughly 9 percent more discretionary spending for their districts than men.”

You can read the article HERE.

I thought the article and the argument behind it were very interesting, especially after reading “Why Women Should Rule the World,” by Dee Dee Myers.

Myers' thesis is just what it sounds like: She uses her book to argue why women should have more positions of power in the world. One of her arguments is based on biology, that women’s brains are built to be consensus seekers. This latest research seems to corroborate those ideas.

I’m not sure what to make of this study, hence the super short entry. I’m interested in what you think.

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