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Politics & Gender
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
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The persistence of social norms, family formation, and gender balance in politics
Cambridge University Press
Abstract Throughout history, most positions of political power have been held by men, and despite numerous laws and regulations aimed at increasing gender equality in society and politics, the majority of democratic assemblies remain predominantly...
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PNAS
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Men and women candidates are similarly persistent after losing elections
PNAS
Abstract Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? Women’s first-time candidacies skyrocketed in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. Yet we have little sense of the long-term impact of this surge in women...
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Monday, June 07, 2021
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Culture, Capital, and the Political Economy Gender Gap: Evidence from Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Tribes
The Journal of Politics
Abstract What explains the gender gap in political engagement and economic policy preferences? Many scholars point to material resources, while others credit cultural determinants. We identify and test an important link between these factors:...
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International IDEA
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
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Reforming Political Finance for More Diversity in Political Office
International IDEA
Systemic and legal barriers to equal political participation persist at all levels and take different forms, including unfavourable electoral systems, lack of support from political parties, socio-economic, and cultural. Women, people with...
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Rice University http://news.rice.edu/2021/02/22/campaign-promises-more-likely-to-be-kept-by-governments-run-by-women-research-shows/
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
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The Effects of Women's Descriptive Representation on Government Behavior
Wiley Online Library
Abstract Does the representation of women in cabinet and party leadership positions affect whether governments are more or less likely to fulfill the policy promises they make during election campaigns? This research note studies the effects of...
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oxford
Thursday, February 04, 2021
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Privilege and gendered violence in the Canadian and British Houses of Commons
Oxford University Press
Abstract The Canadian and British Houses of Commons have both recently adopted formal rules to address the problem of sexual misconduct in their parliaments. Using Feminist Institutionalism, we examine how these rules have been constrained or...
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CAWP
Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Are women reshaping the political donor class in the USA? Money matters in the upcoming races for Governor
CAWP
Within the next two years, 38 states will hold gubernatorial elections, including two states - Virginia and New Jersey – who will hold gubernatorial elections in November 2021. These elections provide multiple opportunities for women. Nine women...
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Politics and gender
Friday, January 15, 2021
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Politics & Gender short paper series on Gender, Politics, and the Global Pandemic
Cambridge University Press
Politics & Gender is an agenda-setting journal that publishes quality scholarship on gender and politics and on women and politics. It aims to represent the full range of questions, issues, and approaches on gender and women across the major...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2021
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Research: Women are better leaders during a crisis
Harvard Business Review
Summary: There has been a lot said about how women have done a better job leading during the Covid-19 crisis than men. According to an analysis of 360-degree assessments conducted between March and June of this year, women were rated by those who...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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How the Coronavirus risks exacerbating women’s political exclusion
Carnegie Endowment
Women participating in politics have navigated unique challenges and opportunities from the coronavirus pandemic. Governments around the world should take these steps to safeguard women’s political inclusion during the pandemic and beyond. The...
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Friday, November 06, 2020
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Women want an answer! Field experiments on elected officials and gender bias
Journal of Experimental Political Science
Are elected officials more responsive to men than women inquiring about access to government services? Women face discrimination in many realms of politics, but evidence is limited on whether such discrimination extends to interactions between women...
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Monday, November 02, 2020
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Equality in law for women and girls by 2030
UN Women
More than 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected in multiple ways by discriminatory laws and the lack of legal protections. In response, UN Women, the African Union, the Commonwealth, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Organisation...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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COVID-19 and conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes
UN Women
COVID-19 and conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes This brief addresses the importance of women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation to an effective pandemic response and to peacemaking efforts...
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Friday, September 04, 2020
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Violence against Women in Politics
Oxford University Press
Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this...
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Friday, July 24, 2020
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100 years on, politics is where the U.S. lags most on gender equality
The Brookings
A century on from women winning the right to vote in the U.S., our nation has made huge progress on many fronts. But plenty more is needed—and above all in the political sphere. The U.S. compares badly to most other countries in the world in terms...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020
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Invoking the idealized family to assess political leadership and legitimacy: news coverage of Australian and Canadian premiers
Taylor Francis Online
Conventional wisdom holds that women politicians confront a parenting dilemma. Those with children are questioned about their ability to balance parental roles with political responsibilities, but child-free women are regarded as unable to relate to...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
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Increases in women’s political representation associated with reductions in child mortality in Brazil
Health affairs
We assessed the effects of female political representation on mortality among children younger than age five in Brazil and the extent to which this effect operates through coverage with conditional cash transfers and primary care services. We...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Exclusion or interests? Why females in elected office reduce petty and grand corruption
European Journal of Political Research
Disappointed by the numerous failures of anticorruption reforms, international organisations, scholars and policy makers increasingly place their hopes on measures aimed at enhancing gender equality and in particular increasing the inclusion of...
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