Political Parties, Issue Salience and the Appointment of Female Cabinet Members

• In Event: Who's in Charge? The Influence of Women in Formal and Informal Positions of Power

Brief Overview

This contribution explores whether the issue salience of parties for specific policy areas has an effect on the nomination of a female minister and whether parties tend to relegate women to portfolios that are politically less salient for them.

Author

• Daniel Höhmann, University of Bamberg