prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the … other traits, such as gender? We answer this question by examining the impact of a successful school-expansion program on … the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter …

ethnic-specific gender norms on gender-biased mortality during resource shocks. Studying the 1891-1892 Russian famine, we … compare cohorts born before and after the famine in districts differentially affected by the famine and with diverse gender … norms. Our findings reveal that areas where women were depicted more negatively suffered a more skewed sex ratio favouring …