The Conditional Impact of Female Leaders on Political Participation

• In Event: The Political Effects of Current Social Movements and Activism

Brief Overview

Using female members of Congress in the U.S. as an example, we examine how the effect of descriptive representation on political participation varies across female voters of different cultural backgrounds.

Authors

• Diana Da In Lee, Columbia University

• Yujing Fan, Columbia University

• Samuel Frederick, Columbia University

• James Bisbee, New York University