We study female representation in the Philippines. We first provide evidence for a previously understudied channel for … female access to office: binding term limits constitute critical junctures in which dynastic women are 240 percent more … channel through which women enter elected office matters for whether female descriptive representation translates into …

women running and winning in mayoral elections. However, we show that this increase is entirely driven by female relatives …

women running and winning in mayoral elections. However, we show that this increase is entirely driven by female relatives …

We investigate whether term limits can help historically underrepresented groups, such as women, gain faster access to … positions of political power. We exploit evidence from Italian local elections where, in a context of rapidly increasing women … higher if term limits had not been extended. The impact is stronger in municipalities with a larger presence of women at …