Gender quotas and the selection of local politicians: Evidence from French municipal elections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2019.101842
Abstract: Abstract Using data on the universe of elected politicians in French municipalities, this paper studies the impact of a gender quota law on the political representation of women and on the composition of municipal councils.… read more here.
Keywords: local politicians; quotas selection; selection local; politicians evidence ... See more keywords
Do ‘soft law’ board gender quotas work? Evidence from a natural experiment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2019.01.004
Abstract: Abstract In a new era of “open governance”, in which societal and corporate change is taking place, 15 predominantly European countries, including Spain, enacted board gender quotas to increase the share of women on boards.… read more here.
Keywords: gender; gender quotas; law board; board gender ... See more keywords
The Consequences of Quotas: Assessing the Effect of Varied Gender Quotas on Legislator Experience in the European Parliament
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DOI: 10.1017/s1743923x19000291
Abstract: Abstract This article explores the consequences of quotas on the level of diversity observed in legislators’ professional and political experience. We examine how party system and electoral system features that are meant to favor female… read more here.
Keywords: gender quotas; european parliament; consequences quotas; parliament ... See more keywords
Regulating for gender equality in business: the law on gender quotas and the network of interlocking directorates in Norway, 2008–2016
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DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2021.1901139
Abstract: This article analyses effects of the law of gender quotas for company boards in Norway on the network of interlocking directorates in the period 2008–2016. It is argued that these networks are impo... read more here.
Keywords: 2008 2016; gender; network interlocking; gender quotas ... See more keywords
Who supports gender quotas in Ireland?
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DOI: 10.1080/07907184.2016.1255200
Abstract: ABSTRACT Candidate gender quotas were passed into law in the Republic of Ireland in 2012. This paper examines support for this quota amongst three different groups: local election candidates, a sample of professionals and the… read more here.
Keywords: support quota; supports gender; ideology; quotas ireland ... See more keywords
The impact of gender quotas in sport management: the case of Spain
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DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1819244
Abstract: This article investigates the impact of gender quotas on sport management by analyzing the gender quota established in 2014 in Spain on boards of national sport federations (of at least three women... read more here.
Keywords: impact gender; quotas sport; sport management; gender ... See more keywords
Shaping support for public policies: legitimacy cues and question wording effects in the case of gender quotas
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DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2022.2078336
Abstract: ABSTRACT Analyses of political, economic, and social actors’ discourses in favour or against gender quotas are extensive but, to date, only a handful of opinion studies have examined support for such a controversial policy whose… read more here.
Keywords: legitimacy cues; cues question; case; gender quotas ... See more keywords
Book review: Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation
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DOI: 10.1177/1354068818784131
Abstract: party family as being the only effective and democratic remedy for the evil of modern society in the shape of fascism and neo-liberalism. Not only do politics and science coexist in this narrow volume, but… read more here.
Keywords: volume; quotas democratic; radical left; gender quotas ... See more keywords
Defining Women’s Representation: Debates around Gender Quotas in India and France
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v7i3.2130
Abstract: In 1999, after a heated debate on gender parity in political representation, the French constitution was amended to include the principle of “equal representation” of both sexes. This paved the way for the introduction of… read more here.
Keywords: gender; women representation; political representation; gender quotas ... See more keywords