Despite decades of progress relative to men in work and schooling, women remain severely under-represented among top … corporate and political leaders. This chapter discusses the current status and recent progress of women in leadership positions … of spillover benefits from female leaders to other women. The effects of gender quotas in politics are also discussed and …

This study examines how the election of a top female political leader affects the representation of women within … top female political leader can increase the representation of women in higher-level positions in organizations, leading … to a gender diversity–inducing effect. On the other hand, it can also generate a disproportionate outflow of women from …