Gender Quotas and Women's Political Careers: The Long-term Effects in Taiwan

• In Event: Candidates, Quotas, and Representational Outcomes

Brief Overview

Gender quotas (GQ) promote women's political participation, but their long-term impact on women's careers is understudied. GQ in Taiwan enables female politicians to be re-elected without GQ and make the career level upward beyond initial GQ support.

Author

• Matthew Yi-Hsiu Lee, National Taiwan University