Men Should Serve on the House Women's Policy Committee

he Republican Party is clearly having trouble winning the votes of women, and party elders, to their credit, recognize that. And as part of the effort to pay attention to so-called "women's issues," the Republican Women's Policy Committee in the House is prepared to allow men to join

There's a certain bond-building advantage to having women (or racial or ethnic minorities) have their own caucuses and policy meetings. Congress is still overwhelmingly male and overwhelmingly white, and it's a good idea for such minority groups (minority, of course, in terms of their numbers in Congress) to get together and talk about the best way to advance their agendas. And having a female-only group avoids the problem of the men – who are historically accustomed to being in charge – trying to take over the group or dominate the conversation.

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