Generally, every country has two choices when it comes to involving women in politics; they can encourage women's participation in politics or implement policies that require parties and parliament to have a certain proportion of women in elected office (Stokes, 2005: 78). The second option requires the party to adopt the gender quota system, i.e. a number of seats reserved for women (Stokes, 2005:77). Since quotas were adopted and spread across nations, the percentage of women in national legislatures increased from 1975 to 1995 (Caul; 2001:1214). This shows that the adoption of quota policies has facilitated the entry of women into politics. However, the path towards the adoption of quota policies has been influenced by several factors: political and social (Caul; 2001), as well as by the culture and characteristics of the parties (Stokes 2005, chapter 1). The rationale behind using quota policies is that the more women are present in legislative politics, the more likely women will be able to influence politics (Lyn: 1994: 560). Lyn Kathlene examines the presence and behaviors of women in statewide Colorado on legislative hearing panels to test their contributions to policymaking and debates. The question this paper seeks to answer is whether or not women will be able to influence decision-making once in office, as advocates hoped? We will see that to some extent it is possible to observe the impact of women in decision-making. While other pressures are present, such as cultural and negative conversational dynamics between men and women, this does not decrease the rate of women's participation in political decision-making. Instead he presents the negative answer......middle of paper......on issues that directly concern them such as family matters. Their presence in the national legislature means that they were elected by the people, not only do they act on behalf of all women, but they are also present in these hearing commissions as their duty as delegates of those who elected them. The reasons for their interventions are based on their ability to position themselves as women but also as elected officials. Being present at the debates demonstrates that their presence is in line with their ability to influence policy, regardless of how many times they are interrupted. Men's behaviors towards women highlight a reality that is more linked to their characters and behaviors. The results we examined show no connection between men's behaviors towards women in listening to debates which discourages them from participating and expressing their opinions in debates.