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One of potential sources for my research paper is an article called "Iron ladies, men of steel: The effects of gender stereotyping on the perception of male and female candidates are moderated by prototypically,"written by Joris Lammers, Ernestine H. Gordijn, and Sabine Otten. This article is about women being underrepresented in parliamentary positions and the stereotype that they often face. The article explains how equal representation in parliament is crucial for three important reasons. One, the United Nations Development Program accents that female political power is necessary for good governance. Two, without participation of half of the population, the theory of democracy will not work. And lastly, the participation of females in representative bodies can deliver independence because women politicians can act as role models. Despite these reasons, worldwide only 16% of parliamentary seats are held by women. Even if, stereotyping of sexism has become "less hostile, more subtle, and more benevolent in tone" it still has a contrary effect on how females are perceived and how people act towards them. Gender is generally one of the first departments of which people are judged and it is also one of the most intrusive departments. The article explains that voters tend to favor a politician based on their view on the problem they think is the most important. Because men are viewed as competitive and assertive, people often vote for them when they think terrorism or something to that degree is most important and women would only be favored if someone thought maybe health-care was the most important problem, because females are seen as "communal and pro-social." Voters are very reliant of stereotyping because it makes it easy to achieve a fast image of the political candidates and use that image to assess the weaknesses of that certain candidate.