We document the political participation of women in Indian democracy by comparing the turnout of women voters to men in … in the gender bias in voting over time. In particular, we find that the sex ratio of voters (the number of women voters … declining gender bias in voting is across all the states, including the traditionally backward “BIMARU” states of Bihar, Madhya …

This paper examines whether granting property inheritance rights to women improves their participation in politics as … election candidates in India. In patriarchal societies like India, conservative gender norms often discourage women from active … time and financial resources, making it particularly challenging for women. Enhancing property rights has the potential to …

We estimate the impact of female leaders on intimate partner violence experienced by women in districts from which they … women's modern contraceptive use - resulting from improvements in public provision of health services in exposed districts …

This paper contributes to the debate on the effects of women’s political representation. It has a threefold objective … that a 10% increase in women’s political representation at district level may produce a 5.9% increase in the probability of … gender: women’s political agency affects the education of a significantly larger number of girls than boys. Finally, none of …

This paper analyzes the effect of a woman's electoral victory on women's subsequent political participation. Using the … regression discontinuity afforded by close elections between women and men in India's state elections, we find that a woman … subsequent election. This stems mainly from an increased probability that previous women candidates contest again, an important …

political participation of women, using a regression discontinuity design on constituency level data from India. We find that … female incumbents are more likely than male incumbents to re-contest and that there is a decline in the entry of new women … intensification of barriers against women in these areas. Similar results for (mostly male) Muslim candidates indicate the presence of …

Gender gaps in leadership roles may be reduced by increasing the number of women in career stages that typically … precede high-status positions. This can occur by increasing the supply of experienced women, inspiring new female candidates … for these positions, and/or changing beliefs about women as leaders. In this study, we investigate whether and how adding …

There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last two decades, but there … economic activity in constituencies that elect women and no evidence of negative spillovers to neighbouring male …-led constituencies, consistent with net growth. Probing mechanisms, we find that women legislators are less likely to be criminal and …