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 …

Though more than 100 countries have adopted gender quotas, the impacts of these reforms on women's political leadership … party on municipal party groups - to examine quotas' effect on women's selection and survival as leaders within their …, but not more likely to support the reelection of women to the post. Extending this analysis, we show that the quota …

Gender gaps in leadership roles may be reduced by increasing the number of women in career stages that typically … women to a career pipeline can reduce gender gaps in higher-ranking positions over time. Specifically, we examine the … effect is driven by new candidates and not by career politicians, and women receive a disproportionately favorable increase …

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 … Latin American countries from 1999-2013. The results of logistic regression show that presidential gender has a significant …