When It Comes to Scandal, Girls Won’t Be Boys

This was a fascinating article in the New York Times at  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/weekinreview/12women.html?ref=weekinreview 

Here's a quick excerpt:

“I’m telling you,” said Representative Candice Miller, a Michigan Republican, “every time one of these sex scandals goes, we just look at each other, like, ‘What is it with these guys? Don’t they think they’re going to get caught?’ ”

But there may be something else at work: Research points to a substantial gender gap in the way women and men approach running for office. Women have different reasons for running, are more reluctant to do so and, because there are so few of them in politics, are acutely aware of the scrutiny they draw — all of which seems to lead to differences in the way they handle their jobs once elected.