Presidential Gender and Women's Representation in Cabinets : Do Female Presidents Appoint More Women than Male Presidents?
Do female presidents appoint more women to their cabinets than male presidents? I argue that female presidents are more likely to name more female ministers only when they govern countries that already are on the path towards greater gender equality in the cabinet. This paper uses an original dataset of 1,086 ministers from inaugural presidential cabinets in 18 Latin American countries from 1999-2013. The results of logistic regression show that presidential gender has a significant effect on the probability of observing a female minister, and the magnitude of this effect depends on country-specific levels of cabinet gender inequality. The final section explores extreme cases of female presidents (1) accommodating to the status quo (Cristina Fernández in Argentina 2007); and (2) challenging conventions by promoting gender parity in the cabinet (Michelle Bachelet in Chile 2006). Using statistics and qualitative analysis in a synergistic fashion, this paper thus features a "nested research design" (Lieberman 2005)
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2013
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Authors: | Reyes-Housholder, Catherine |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Frauen | Women | Staatsoberhaupt | Head of state | Weibliche Arbeitskräfte | Women workers | Geschlecht | Gender | Politiker | Politicians | Weibliche Führungskräfte | Women managers | Präsidentschaftswahl | Presidential election |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (51 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 12, 2013 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2308993 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014154825
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