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Men and Women Candidates Are Similarly Persistent After Losing Elections

In the U.S., female candidates are no more likely to quit politics after suffering an electoral loss than their male counterparts.

Rachel Bernhard, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner (2021)

Do Gender Quotas Really Reduce Bias? Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Southern Africa

There is weak evidence suggesting that young women in communities with a female quota changed their gender biases surrounding women's participation in politics.

Amanda Clayton (2018)

Women and Power: Unpopular, Unwilling, or Held Back?

Quotas that force political parties to increase the number of female candidates have a neutral or beneficial effect on the parties' electability.

Pablo Casas-Arce, Albert Saiz (2015)

Women Want an Answer! Field Experiments on Elected Officials and Gender Bias

Female elected officials are particularly responsive to female constituents, suggesting a greater number of women in office would lead to higher quality representation for women.

Gabriele Magni, Zoila Ponce de Leon (2020)

Which Identity Frames Boost Support for and Mobilization in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement? An Experimental Test

Framing the Black Lives Matter movement through Black nationalist, feminist, or LGBTQ+ rights lenses produces varied effects on African Americans' attitudes about the movement and willingness to support it.

Tabitha Bonilla, Alvin B. Tillery Jr (2020)

Melanin and Curls: Evaluation of Black Women Candidates

For Black voters, skin tone and hairstyle may play important, interactive roles in their responses to Black women candidates.

Danielle Casarez Lemi, Nadia E. Brown (2019)

Why the Gender of Traditional Authorities Matters: Intersectionality and Women's Rights Advocacy in Malawi

In Malawi, female traditional leaders are more effective in bolstering support for child marriage reforms than their state or male counterparts.

Ragnhild L. Muriaas, Vibeke Wang, Lindsay J. Benstead, Boniface Dulani, Lise Rakner (2019)

Language Influences Public Attitudes toward Gender Equality

People speaking genderless languages, (i.e. languages without references to objects as male or female), may exhibit more egalitarian views about women's roles in politics and society.

Efrén O. Pérez, Margit Tavits (2019)

Were California’s Decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

Decarceration efforts that do not explicitly address racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in incarceration rates risk exacerbating such gaps, even as they reduce overall incarceration.

Aaron Gottlieb, Pajarita Charles, Branden McLeod, Jean Kjellstrand, Janaé Bonsu (2020)

A Female Leadership Trust Advantage in Times of Crisis: Under What Conditions?

Female leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors are trusted more than male leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors when organizations are in crises with low uncertainty about consequences.

Corinne Post, Ioana M. Latu, Liuba Y. Belkin (2019)