gender quotas

In India, women city councillors outperform men. Yet gender quotas actually reduce the overall welfare of voters as deep-seated discrimination against women outweighs policy gains. Alternative designs can improve both representation and welfare.

New research finds that exposure to 15+ years of women’s quotas in rural local elections does not boost women’s representation when quotas are lifted.

Gender gaps in access to education have persisted in low- and middle-income countries, despite all but closing in high-income countries. Affirmative action for women in public universities in Afghanistan increased the share of women admitted by 32%. ...

The impacts of a campaign to raise awareness of Chile’s new gender quota show how voters strategically respond to electoral laws

Reserving seats for women in parliament leads to sharp reductions in maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries