Low female representation in U.S. government because of broader social gender expectations on women being portrayed in the media

Assume you have unlimited time and resources. What would you do to actually obtain the data you need to test your hypothesis, determine if the theory does or does not have any explanatory power, and ultimately provide an answer to your initial research question? Would you design an opinion-based survey? Would you conduct an experiment? Would you do a content analysis of a particular collection of documents? Is there a particular individual (or group of individuals) you would try to interview for information? The methodological sky is the limit
think about which data-collection approach would be most appropriate for your overall research design. Furthermore, do your best to explain the specific details of how you would go about doing all of this and WHY it is the best methodological approach over the alternatives.