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 …

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 …

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 …

This paper investigates how direct election regimes (à la presidential democracy) affect the selection of women into … of female mayors substantially. The results are stronger in cities with a high pre-reform share of female politicians and … that direct election regimes ease the selection of competent politicians into office. …

ch. 1. Introduction : women as political leaders : does gender matter? / Michael A. Genovese -- ch. 2. Managing softly …'s sister / Nancy Fix Anderson -- ch. 5. Women in power in Nicaragua : myth and reality / Michelle A. Saint-Germain -- ch. 6 …. Why no madame president? : gender and presidential politics in the United States / Richard L. Fox and Zoe M. Oxley -- ch …