politicians' faces. When choosing between female and male candidates, Democrats, and especially Democratic women, preferred female …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 …

politicians’ faces. When choosing between female and male candidates, Democrats, and especially Democratic women, preferred female …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 …

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if … having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time …

2014. We use close elections won by women contesting state legislature seats to identify the effect of pipeline expansion … effect is driven by new candidates and not by career politicians, and women receive a disproportionately favorable increase …Gender gaps in leadership roles may be reduced by increasing the number of women in career stages that typically …

gender affects women and men's efficacy to run for office. Our findings reveal that, despite comparable credentials …, backgrounds, and experiences, accomplished women are substantially less likely than similarly situated men to perceive themselves … as qualified to seek office. Importantly, women and men rely on the same factors when evaluating themselves as candidates …

We quantify the implications of voter bias and electoral competition for politicians' gender composition. Unfavorable … voters' attitudes towards women and local gender earnings gap correlate negatively with the share of female candidates in … Parliamentary elections. Using within-candidate variation across the different polling stations of an electoral district in a given …