The share of women in political offices has increased considerably over the past few
decades in almost every country in the world. Does this matter for policy outcomes? This is …

Evidence that gender inequalities and restrictive norms adversely affect health is extensive;
however, far less research has focused on testing solutions. We first comprehensively …

We study the effect of women's public leadership in times of crisis. We use a regression
discontinuity design in close mayoral races between male and female candidates to …

The rapid expansion of electoral gender quotas in the past few decades has been met with
considerable scholarly and public attention. Despite this, there has been little empirical work …

We evaluate the medium-term impacts of treating maternal depression on women's mental
health, financial empowerment, and parenting decisions. We leverage variation induced by …

Electoral gender quotas now exist in a majority of national legislatures worldwide. In
general, quotas are followed by greater legislative attention to the interests and priorities of …

This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments
influences climate change policy outcomes. Based on data from a large sample of countries …

The public's health is intimately linked to politics and policy. But political science has yet to
make a major contribution to understanding the political economy of health (as distinct from …

We analyze close elections between male and female mayoral candidates in Brazilian
municipalities to provide novel evidence on the role of women as policymakers. Using an …

Mitigating pollution discharges from firms and strengthening environmental governance are
key objectives for political leaders. A panel dataset comprising Chinese firms and officials' …