We investigate whether term limits can help historically underrepresented groups, such as women, gain faster access to … positions of political power. We exploit evidence from Italian local elections where, in a context of rapidly increasing women … higher if term limits had not been extended. The impact is stronger in municipalities with a larger presence of women at …

assumptions, not facts. The true voting rate is lower, and much lower for women. We postulate that this could be due to … about women’s voting rights affects women’s voting behavior. We report on the results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT … of three intervention groups. One intervention provided voting training to women only, another provided training to both …

, but the magnitude of this effect was small and statistically insignificant. In fact, non-voting appears particularly high …

This paper investigates how direct election regimes (à la presidential democracy) affect the selection of women into …

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 …

Every day, three women are murdered in the United States by a current or former partner. Yet policy action to prevent … crimes against women in the developing world. This paper investigates whether the election of a female politician reduces the …

evidence on the role of women as policymakers. Using an objective measure of corruption based on random government audits, we …