Elite Gender Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment.

• In Event: Blockade and Barriers to Increasing Women's Representation

Brief Overview

Is there gender bias in the recruitment process of political candidates? Based on responses from 1779 Canadian officials, I find that there are gender bias effects in favor of women, which could encourage them to pursue their political aspirations.

Author

• Kostanca Dhima, Texas A & M University-College Station