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.
Electoral Gender Quotas and Attitudes Toward Traditional Leaders: A Policy Experiment on Lesotho
Gender-based political quotas in Lesotho diminish the perceived power of traditional leaders, which in turn challenges patrilineal political systems that have previously kept women from holding political office.
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.
Electoral Gender Quotas and Attitudes Toward Traditional Leaders: A Policy Experiment on Lesotho
Gender-based political quotas in Lesotho diminish the perceived power of traditional leaders, which in turn challenges patrilineal political systems that have previously kept women from holding political office.