This article introduces the special issue and places the contributions in context. It begins
with a brief discussion of main trends in quota research to date, focusing on major findings in …

La collection «Terrains des sciences sociales» publie des travaux empiriques. Elle pri
vilégie l'innovation dans les objets, les concepts et les méthodes. Son originalité consiste à …

This systematic literature review explores the role of innovative technologies, particularly
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in empowering women across …

In this article, we investigate whether and how political parties function as gate-keepers in
determining gender differentiations in committee appointments by using the Italian …

The literature on the descriptive representation of women in parliaments is voluminous, and
most studies focus on different levels of women's representation across legislatures (eg …

Members of parliament in representative democracies can be considered as representative
elites, since they have decisive impact on policies and the institutional order of the polity and …

Women's descriptive underrepresentation in parliaments is traditionally presented as the
result of a process that discards women as they move up the ladder of recruitment. In this …

Gender quotas are generally regarded as the foremost measure for the promotion of gender
equality in politics. While quotas and their impact vary across countries, a strong quota …

This article presents empirical findings on two questions: what are the 'political stepping
stones' on the way to the prime ministerial post? Are there any differences between female …

L'analyse du profil sociographique des élites politiques, notamment des parlementaires, a
été largement délaissée en Suisse depuis les années 1970. En outre, la Suisse n'a pas été …