Women as Stewards of the Public Trust: Empirics or Essentialism?

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

Would having more women in government reduce corruption? If so, what mechanisms link gender to ethical governance? What institutional or other contextual factors might mediate the observed linkages between governance and leaders' gender? Do scandals lead voters to prefer women leaders? This panel unpacks assumptions of gender essentialism and investigates empirical questions concerning women and the public trust.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 31: Women and Politics Research

Cosponsor

• DIVISION 6: Political Economy

Individual Presentations

• Women Chief Executives and Corruption - Courtney Burns, Bucknell University

• She Won’t Let Us Down: Women’s Executive Advantage Under Political Crisis - Dayna Judge, Princeton University

• The Gender-Corruption Nexus: Evidence From Four Natural Experiments - Kerry Chavez, Texas Tech University; Aie-Rie Lee, Texas Tech University

Chair

• Justin E. Esarey Wake Forest University

Discussants

• Corinna Kroeber University of Greifswald

• Monika Bauhr University of Gothenburg