TD Barnes, DZ O'Brien - American Journal of Political Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Though the defense ministry has been a bastion of male power, a growing number of states have appointed women to this portfolio. What explains men's dominance over these …
DZ O'Brien - Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Do female leaders affect voters' perceptions of political parties' placement on the left-right spectrum? Using public opinion data on 269 parties in 35 countries between 1976 and …
We evaluate global patterns of women's access to the most powerful and prestigious cabinet posts: defense, finance, and foreign affairs. Although women remain dramatically …
G Waylen - Government and Opposition, 2015 - cambridge.org
Many democracies are widely perceived to be suffering a serious crisis of representation, participation and legitimacy. As part of this 'crisis', the male domination of democracy–both in …
LA Schwindt-Bayer… - Politics, Groups, and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Women increasingly have been elected to executive office–both at the national and subnational level–in countries throughout the world. Yet, we know little about the effects that …
M Carreras - Political Research Quarterly, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The number of salient female executive leaders has dramatically increased over the last two decades. In many countries, executive politics is no longer an exclusive male domain. Using …
" Too much attention is paid to the absence of women leaders around the world rather than their presence, leaving a gap in our understanding of the difference women leaders make …
DO Michel - Women's Studies International Forum, 2023 - Elsevier
Are the experiences of running for political office affected by the candidate's gender? In order to address why there might be gender imbalances in the election of political …
This article assesses how Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential loss conforms to established findings within the gender and politics literature about the difficulties women face in running …