The impact of representative bureaucracy on public organizational performance has
received a good deal of attention in public management. However, the literature provides …

The global issue of women's marginalisation in the accounting profession has received
significant attention from researchers but tends to focus on women's work in public …

While women are underrepresented in politics, recent improvements in women's
representation in legislative and executive bodies have spurred academic interest in the …

Black women have been historically excluded from Congress and the policymaking power
available in the institution. This essay shares details about the 52 Black women who have …

This project adopts theories of gendered and racialized professionalism to make visible and
evaluate gender, race, and congressional staff as key and intersecting forces in the function …

Does the merit‐based selection process help to reduce gender discrimination in public
administrations? To answer this question, we conducted an in‐depth case study in Mexico …

The dissertation 'An Analysis of Legislative Assistance in the EP'treats the problem of
unelected parliamentary officials, which assist the elected members in the EP. The main …

Using publicly available data on campaign disbursements, we examine gender gaps in
staffing and compensation for congressional campaigns between 2010 and 2016. We find …

There is vast evidence that gender influences the legislative behaviour of MPs. Nonetheless,
as most of the findings come from Western Europe, one may ask whether such effects take …

This dissertation builds upon the growing body of literature on legislative staff. First, I explore
the variables that make congressional staff want to leave Congress by using a survey of staff …