Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if …

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 … 2014. We use close elections won by women contesting state legislature seats to identify the effect of pipeline expansion …

estimations clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in the promotion probability to a large …