Female legislators in both parties more likely to discuss sexual misconduct in their Facebook posts than men

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January 31, 2018

There’s a large gender gap in congressional Facebook posts about sexual misconduct

Female legislators in both parties more likely to discuss sexual misconduct in their Facebook posts than men

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Female legislators in both parties more likely to discuss sexual misconduct in their Facebook posts than men

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There’s a large gender gap in congressional Facebook posts about sexual misconduct
Congressional Facebook posts that discussed sexual misconduct had more online engagement
Women and Democrats discussed sexual misconduct in their Facebook posts earlier and more often than men and Republicans

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