Political Parties and Gender Gaps in Campaign Resources

• In Event: Barriers to Female Political Representation

Brief Overview

In this paper, we explore how Brazilian political parties distribute scarce campaign resources. Our empirical analysis shows that women receive limited support. Gender disparities appear not to be attributable to differences in candidate quality.

Authors

• Andrew J. Janusz, University of Florida

• Sofi-Nicole Barreiro, University of Florida

• Erika Cintron, University of Florida