Men Representing Women in Parliament: The Role of Electoral Security and Timing

• In Event: Representation and Legislative Behavior

Brief Overview

This paper asks about the conditions that affect the proclivity of male MPs to represent women’s interests. It seeks to answer whether the re-election prospects of male MPs affect their proclivity to pay attention to the concerns of women.

Authors

• Daniel Höhmann, University of Bamberg

• Mary Kate Nugent, Rutgers University-New Brunswick