More women at the top? Why we see variation in local–national gender gaps for elected assemblies

Fortin-Rittberger, Jessica, Eder, Christina, Kroeber, Corinna and Marent, Vanessa (2018) More women at the top? Why we see variation in local–national gender gaps for elected assemblies. Democratic Audit Blog (11 Apr 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

There is considerable variation in the representation of women in elected chambers between different levels of government, but the differences are not uniform between countries. By examining the unusual case of Germany, where the representation of women is greater at higher echelons, Jessica Fortin-Rittberger, Christina Eder, Corinna Kroeber and Vanessa Marent find that the nature of the party system is crucial, in particular the strength of left-leaning and minor parties, which has implications for understanding levels of representation in other democracies.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2022 13:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:58
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109638

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