Gender and the Political Survival of Democratic Leaders

• In Event: Gendered Political Leadership

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes gender and reelection rates with new data on female and male leaders in 106 democracies, 1960 – 2018. We focus on the effects of institutional design and of economic and political conditions on leaders’ survival in office.

Authors

• Donna Bahry, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University-University Park