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Increased numbers of women in political office and women running for political office have been shown to be connected to more political discussion among women and young women. These studies point to the cues that women in political leadership have on women in society as an encouragement that female political participation is legitimate (Atkeson, 2003) (Wolbrecht & Campbell, 2007). These analyses have focused more directly on the United States and Europe. A more encompassing cross-national analysis is needed to examine the connection between women in political positions and political discussion among women. A large cross-national study that examines the connection between female political discussion and female political representation will be able to show whether the connections found in the United States and Europe are the same throughout different political and cultural contexts. This paper intends to build upon the work of Wolbrecht and Campbell (2007) by doing a cross-national analysis of the relationship between political discussion in society among women and the percentage of women in the national legislatures. The data for this analysis will use a set of 47 countries from diverse political, cultural, and economic backgrounds. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]