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Gender in Local and Rural Political Contexts
Fri, September 16, 10:00 to 11:30am, TBASession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
This panel brings together papers that explore women’s representation and leadership in local politics and rural contexts in comparative and intersectional perspectives. Topics include the effect of gender quotas in local governance in India; women’s representation on local boards and commissions in the US; white and non-white women's relative pathways to run for local elections; and how women mayors reduce political corruption in Europe.
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Indigenous Women Leaders and Local Governance in Western India - Gopika Solanki, Carleton University
Visible and Invisible (Male) Faces of Local Power in the United States - Mirya R. Holman, Tulane University; Lakshmi Iyer, University of Notre Dame; Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame
Where Women Represent: Women’s Rise to Power in Local Elected Offices - Nichole Bauer, Louisiana State University
Why Women Mayors Reduce Corruption: Network or Political Agenda? - Monika Bauhr, University of Gothenburg; Nicholas Charron, Goteburg University