Critical Mass Theory: In Search of Vital Signs

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Brief Overview

We use cross-national data on women’s legislative representation and multiple outcomes over time to test whether any evidence exists in support of critical mass theory, or whether the theory should be abandoned entirely as its critics suggest.

Authors

• Kendall Funk, Arizona State University

• Hannah Paul, University of Colorado Boulder

• Andrew Quayle Philips, University of Colorado Boulder