Title: Women in politics : quotas, voter attitudes and female leadership

Authors: Pande, Rohini and Cirone, Alexandra

Place: Dubai

Publisher: Dubai school of government

Year: 2009

Journal: Policy brief / Dubai school of government

Volume: no. 10

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political participation, affirmative action programmes, leadership, india, west bengal

Abstract: A study in West Bengal, India, determined the causal effect of affirmative action policies on voter attitudes and electoral outcomes. The results suggest that repeated exposure to women leaders reduces voter bias against them, and that repeated reservation significantly improves electoral outcomes.

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