The share of women in political offices has increased considerably over the past few
decades in almost every country in the world. Does this matter for policy outcomes? This is …

The global proliferation of quotas for women over the past 30 years is both remarkable and
consequential. Targeting decision-making positions historically resistant to women's equal …

We develop a model where party leaders choose the competence of politicians on the ballot
to trade off electoral success against their own survival. The predicted correlation between …

Though more than 100 countries have adopted gender quotas, the effects of these reforms
on women's political leadership are largely unknown. We exploit a natural experiment—a 50 …

The gender factors that trigger economic growth in both high-and low-income countries were
investigated in this study. To address these gender factors, four characteristic dimensions of …

Officeholders in contemporary parliaments and cabinets are more likely than not to be male,
wealthy, middle-aged or older, and from the dominant ethnicity, whereas young adults have …

This study investigates a unique incentive-based affirmative action program in Germany's
academic labor market. By analyzing a sample of business administration professors, we …

Women have historically been underrepresented in democratic assemblies, particularly in
top positions with executive powers. Most gender quota reforms address this by mandating a …

Do gender quota laws-policies that mandate women's inclusion on parties' candidate slates-
affect policy outcomes? Making Gender Salient tackles this crucial question by offering a …

Proportional electoral rules are associated with more substantial women's representation
than majoritarian ones. To provide causal evidence that electoral rules affect women's …