This study investigates whether incidental electoral successes of women contribute to
sustained gender parity in Finland, a leader in gender equality. Utilizing election lotteries …

Gender quotas are generally regarded as the foremost measure for the promotion of gender
equality in politics. While quotas and their impact vary across countries, a strong quota …

The party politics literature suggests that an institutionalized party system can be key for well-
functioning democracies. Do the benefits of strong parties also extend to women's …

Despite gains at lower levels, women have made limited inroads into leadership roles in
international organizations. Using a novel data set of both nominees and selected heads of …

This paper explores an alternative mechanism for understanding the drivers of the
nomination of women for elective office in single-member electoral systems. Previous …

This paper shows how the geography of racial violence across the post-Reconstruction US
South was tied to the local political performance of the Democratic Party. Analyzing close …

Proportional representation electoral systems were long argued to increase the share of
women, compared with majoritarian systems. However, recent studies provide strong …

Do candidates in local elections benefit from an incumbency advantage? And which factors
moderate the strength of this incumbency bonus? Analyzing seven decades of Irish local …

There is surprisingly little evidence on whether and how exposure to high-profile women
leaders affects young women's political ambition. While prominent role models should be …

Many influential political science articles have used close elections to study how important
outcomes vary after a certain type of candidate wins, such as a Democrat or a Republican …