A Moveable Benefit? Spillover Effects of Quotason Women’s Numerical Representation

• In Event: Electoral Gender Quotas and Female Representation in India

Brief Overview

We theorize that when gender quotas are placed at the lower level of political institutions, women's representation at the higher political institutions may increase. We test our theory in the Indian context and find support for our hypotheses.

Authors

• Komal Preet Kaur, University of Colorado Boulder

• Andrew Q Philips, University of Colorado Boulder