Gender, Political Representation, and Budget Allocations: Women Mayors and Magistrates and the Composition of Spending in Taiwanese Local Government

• In Event: Women in Policy

Brief Overview

The study explores the effects of electing women officials on budget and the associated substantive representation of women in Taiwan. I find significant differences between women and men officials, esp. with regard to spending on welfare programs.

Author

• Marcin Mateusz Jerzewski, National Chengchi University