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Political Participation

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Political Participation

By revealing the social, cultural, and structural barriers to women’s political suffrage, we can design policies and practices to increase women’s vote and voice in the public sphere. Different policies and revised cultural expectations can help us close the gender gap to establish women’s full participation in their governments.

Path-Breakers: How Does Women’s Political Participation Respond to Electoral Success?

Women’s electoral success leads to an increase in female candidacy in subsequent elections.

Sonia Bhalotra, Irma Clots-Figueras, Lakshmi Iyer (2013)

Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations

Being in a position of power in a group increases the volubility of men, but not the volubility of women.

Victoria L Brescoll (2012)

Political Reservation and Substantive Representation: Evidence from Indian Village Councils

Reserving political seats for women increases female electoral participation and responsiveness to women’s policy concerns.

Lori Beaman, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande, Petia Topalova (2010)

Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India

Women political leaders prioritize public goods that are of concern to women and female citizens are more engaged in civic discussion when women hold public office.

Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Esther Duflo (2004)

Topic Overview

Political Participation

Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations

Being in a position of power in a group increases the volubility of men, but not the volubility of women.

Victoria L Brescoll (2012)

Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in India

Women political leaders prioritize public goods that are of concern to women and female citizens are more engaged in civic discussion when women hold public office.

Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Esther Duflo (2004)

Path-Breakers: How Does Women’s Political Participation Respond to Electoral Success?

Women’s electoral success leads to an increase in female candidacy in subsequent elections.

Sonia Bhalotra, Irma Clots-Figueras, Lakshmi Iyer (2013)

Political Reservation and Substantive Representation: Evidence from Indian Village Councils

Reserving political seats for women increases female electoral participation and responsiveness to women’s policy concerns.

Lori Beaman, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande, Petia Topalova (2010)