Bavaria. Exploiting an open-list electoral system, we run RDD regressions centered around mixed-gender races for the last … council seat that accrues to a party. We find that a female victory in a mixed-gender race accelerates the expansion of public …

affiliation and gender. We conducted experimental elections in which participants made their vote choices based solely on … politicians' faces. When choosing between female and male candidates, Democrats, and especially Democratic women, preferred female … appear ready to further narrow the gender gap in politics. …

affiliation and gender. We conducted experimental elections in which participants made their vote choices based solely on … politicians’ faces. When choosing between female and male candidates, Democrats, and especially Democratic women, preferred female … appear ready to further narrow the gender gap in politics. …

gender affects women and men's efficacy to run for office. Our findings reveal that, despite comparable credentials … much of the gender gap in potential candidates' self-efficacy and ultimately hinder women's prospects for political …

that direct election regimes ease the selection of competent politicians into office. …This paper investigates how direct election regimes (à la presidential democracy) affect the selection of women into … of female mayors substantially. The results are stronger in cities with a high pre-reform share of female politicians and …