This paper revisits Kanter's (1977) seminal work Men and Women of the Corporation,
rereading her account of numerical advantage and disadvantage through a poststructuralist …

This essay reviews the wealth of research on the behavior, experiences, and
accomplishments of women in elective office in the United States to assess what we have …

The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has
attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest. To date, research on these measures …

Women remain dramatically underrepresented in elective office, including in entry-level
political offices. While they enjoy the freedom to stand for office and therefore have an equal …

This article makes a case for rethinking traditional approaches to the study of legislative
behaviour on behalf of women by asking (1) not when women make a difference, but how …

In studies of women's legislative behaviour, the concept of critical mass is widely used and,
more recently, criticised as a tool for understanding the relationship between the percentage …

Previous scholarship has demonstrated that female lawmakers differ from their male
counterparts by engaging more fully in consensus‐building activities. We argue that this …

The number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over
the past thirty years. This increase in the number of women elected to national office is due …

This article seeks to rethink how scholars have traditionally studied women's substantive
representation. It outlines a framework that aims to replace questions like 'Do women …

Research on women and representation has argued that women who serve in “skewed”
legislatures—that is, legislatures in which women make up less than 15% of the …