The global proliferation of quotas for women over the past 30 years is both remarkable and
consequential. Targeting decision-making positions historically resistant to women's equal …

Gender quotas have spread rapidly around the world in recent years. However, few studies
have yet theorized, systematically or comparatively, variations in their features, adoption and …

This paper uses political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's
leadership on policy decisions. Since the mid‐1990's, one third of Village Council head …

From Kosovo to Kabul, the last decade witnessed growing interest in? electoral
engineering?. Reformers have sought to achieve either greater government accountability …

In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than one hundred
countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office …

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective provides a clear, detailed introduction to
women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and …

Latin American feminist NGOs have played a critical role in'advocating feminism'by
advancing a progressive policy agenda while simultaneously articulating vital linkages …

What role do men play in women's political representation? When and why do they support
more inclusivity for women in office? Given that all political parties today have men in a …

A basic premise of representative democracy is that all those subject to policy should have a
voice in its making. However, policies enacted by electorally accountable governments often …

The number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over
the past thirty years. This increase in the number of women elected to national office is due …