Do Women Spearhead Increased Female Political Representation?

• In Event: Women in Local Politics

Brief Overview

We rely on administrative data and close elections in Denmark to show that electing an additional woman increases the share of women candidates running for the same party in future elections. Competitor parties also increase their share of women.

Authors

• Jens Olav Dahlgaard, Copenhagen Business School

• Lene Holm Pedersen, University of Copenhagen

• Frederik Kjøller Larsen, University of Copenhagen

• Benjamin Egerod, University of Copenhagen