Women's underrepresentation in American politics is often attributed to relatively low levels
of political ambition. Yet scholarship still grapples with a major leak in the pipeline to power …

While gender gaps in political participation are pervasive, especially in developing
countries, this study provides systematic evidence of one cultural practice that closes this …

Purpose Women empowerment becomes an important policy discussion in development
economics and modernization theory. The empowerment of women can lead to an increase …

What do we know about women's negotiation of power in the Global South? The prevailing
view tells us that women's power in the Global North is greater than in the South. Yet across …

Rural women in low-and middle-income countries face multiple constraints in accessing and
benefiting from essential complementary resources, technologies, and services for …

I examine how matrilineal relative to patrilineal kinship systems affect spousal cooperation.
In matrilineal kinship systems, lineage and inheritance are traced through female members …

In India, there persists a striking gender gap in political participation. Women's political
participation is important both on normative grounds of inclusion and because when women …

How do international audiences perceive, and respond to, gender equality reforms in
autocracies? For autocrats, the post-Cold War rewards associated with democracy create …

How can we close persistent gender gaps in political participation? We develop a theory
highlighting the role of male household members as “gatekeepers” of women's participation …

While women generally prefer to compete less than men, cultural practices and
physiological responses to competition may affect willingness to compete. I examine how …