I finished my conference paper today.

It's funny how something that is almost done, ends up taking more time then you ever imagine. With that being said, Heather and I did finish our conference paper and get it sent off today. I am glad to be done with it so I can get back to my methods exam preperations.

You can download a copy of the paper here. Identifying that when quizing the public about politics men consistently demonstrate a better understanding then women, this paper addresses what the practical impact is of women's lower levels of political knowledge. Specifically we find that women's lower levels of political knowledge significantly depress the likelihood of women participating in public forms of political participation. It's still needs some work (this is the second substantial draft), but I can see the end of this paper is in sight. Hopefully I can get it published somewhere... otherwise it will go to the place where unpublished papers rest in peace.