Religious Elite Cues and Women's Political Participation: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

• In Event: Gender and Politics

Brief Overview

We present experimental evidence that messages from religious leaders shape Tanzanians' acceptance of women's political participation. Persuasive effects persist for at least a month and appear to spill over to the children of original respondents.

Authors

• Bardia Rahmani, Columbia University

• Dylan W Groves, Lafayette College

• Beatrice Montano, Columbia University