Studies of public opinion on affirmative action indicate that women are more supportive of affirmative action than men are. Holding traditional views on women's political gender roles is associated with a. lower rates of voting turnout. The number of women serving as judges a. is unchanged from the 1960s. Child care policy in the United States a. includes direct federal subsidies to families to pay for child care. After a divorce the general pattern for the woman's disposable income is to a. increase substantially.
Women constitute a small proportion of elected public office holders in the United States.