the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter … 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 …

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. …

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 … effects of women's local electoral success on subsequent female candidacy at higher levels of government in India from 1977 to …

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 …