voters' attitudes towards women and local gender earnings gap correlate negatively with the share of female candidates in … theoretically that when voters are biased against women, parties facing gender quotas select male candidates in the most contestable …

This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression …

Women are severely underrepresented in American politics, especially among Republicans. This underrepresentation may … result from women being less willing to run for office, from voter bias against women, or from political structures that make … it more difficult for women to compete. Here we show how support for female candidates varies by voters’ party …

Women are severely underrepresented in American politics, especially among Republicans. This underrepresentation may … result from women being less willing to run for office, from voter bias against women, or from political structures that make … it more difficult for women to compete. Here we show how support for female candidates varies by voters' party …

investigate the relation between issue salience and women's performance using US data on House and Senate elections. Estimates of … that are typically listed as feminine and women's electoral outcomes. We therefore conclude that a bias indeed exists. The … average effect of the bias is sizable with respect to the share of votes for women candidates, even if not large enough to …

There is a scarcity of women and minorities at the apex of political power. This paper formalizes the concept of the … exists if women and/or racial minorities (1) are discriminated against in the organization's promotion process and (2) the … empirical tests for this phenomenon and apply them to longitudinal data on Swedish politicians. Results show that women face a …

dimensions in voting behaviour. A number of phenomena regarding these affinities and their interactions are detailed and explored …

This paper investigates the impact of voter support on the representation of women in the political profession. The … two-stage elections, candidates are admitted to the second round of voting based on the outcome of the first round. I find … that among candidates who marginally qualify for the final round, women are 20 percent less likely than men to be elected …

candidacy. Studying mechanisms, we find that women are likely held back by incompatibilities between family obligations and …

Women are under-represented in politics. In this paper, we test one of the frequently given explanations for this …