Parliaments around the world are still overwhelmingly populated by men, yet studies of male
dominance are much rarer than are studies of female under-representation. In this book …

This article introduces the special issue and places the contributions in context. It begins
with a brief discussion of main trends in quota research to date, focusing on major findings in …

Since the 1970s, quotas for female political candidates in elections have proliferated
worldwide. Beyond increasing the numbers of women in high-level elected bodies and …

Using data from a survey of 200 M oroccan and A lgerian parliamentarians, this article
assesses the relationship between parliamentarian gender, quotas, and constituency …

This article scrutinizes the role of political parties in gender quota implementation. First, it
theoretically specifies and operationalizes the concept of bureaucratization in relation to …

Electoral quotas have emerged as one of the critical political reforms of the last two decades,
affecting a wide range of representative processes. However, the evidence is not yet …

The underrepresentation of women in politics and factors that constrain their participation
are core concerns for many scholars. This qualitative research goes beyond that to examine …

Why do some political actors nominate women more than others in the Muslim world? This
article argues that certain social groups have an instrumental demand for female candidates …

This article investigates the dynamics that gender quota reforms create within and between
government and opposition parties in electoral authoritarian dominant-party states. A …

This research note evaluates one of the commonly used measurements for political gender
equality: representation of women in parliaments. It demonstrates that caution is called for …