How autocrats weaponize women's rights
E Bjarnegård, P Zetterberg - Journal of Democracy, 2022 - muse.jhu.edu
This essay introduces the concept of" autocratic genderwashing" to shed light on why
authoritarian states adopt gender-equality reforms. Autocratic genderwashing occurs when …
authoritarian states adopt gender-equality reforms. Autocratic genderwashing occurs when …
[HTML][HTML] Women's political empowerment and economic growth
We investigate whether and how women's political empowerment relates to technological
change, the main driver of long-term economic growth. We argue that three aspects of …
change, the main driver of long-term economic growth. We argue that three aspects of …
Women political empowerment and vulnerability to climate change: evidence from 169 countries
SA Asongu, OO Messono, KTJ Guttemberg - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of the political empowerment of women on
vulnerability to climate change in 169 countries for the period 1995–2017. The empirical …
vulnerability to climate change in 169 countries for the period 1995–2017. The empirical …
International rewards for gender equality reforms in autocracies
How do international audiences perceive, and respond to, gender equality reforms in
autocracies? For autocrats, the post-Cold War rewards associated with democracy create …
autocracies? For autocrats, the post-Cold War rewards associated with democracy create …
Substantive representation, women's health, and regime type
A large body of literature investigates whether increasing the number of women in legislative
office translates into policies that benefit women in society. This research builds upon …
office translates into policies that benefit women in society. This research builds upon …
Women's political representation, good governance and human development
As women's political inclusion has become the international norm, many countries have
implemented gender quotas or actively tried to increase women's political representation …
implemented gender quotas or actively tried to increase women's political representation …
Norms and rage: Gender and social media in the 2018 US mid-term elections
Previous research shows women candidates face double-standard with regard to fitness for
office: women ought to be kind but leaders ought to be aggressive and agentic. At the same …
office: women ought to be kind but leaders ought to be aggressive and agentic. At the same …
Representation matters? Female legislators and women's health in Bangladesh
Women's political representation has increased substantially over recent decades due to
concerted efforts, including quotas, to increase female legislative representation in electoral …
concerted efforts, including quotas, to increase female legislative representation in electoral …
Are women more progressive than men? Attitudinal gender gaps in West European democracies
We assess gender gaps in attitudes to several important and distinct policy areas, including
economic left–right issues, gender equality, immigration, environmentalism and traditional …
economic left–right issues, gender equality, immigration, environmentalism and traditional …
When does women's political power matter? Women's representation and legal gender equality of economic opportunity across contexts
NK Kim - European Political Science Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
This article explores how women's descriptive representation affects legal gender equality of
economic opportunity. Building on existing studies on women's descriptive and substantive …
economic opportunity. Building on existing studies on women's descriptive and substantive …