Leader Tenure and Women's Representation in Cabinets in Backsliding Democracies and Autocracies

• In Event: Gender Representation in Non-Democratic Countries

Brief Overview

We focus on the importance of a leader's tenure in shaping their decision to appoint women to cabinet positions in backsliding democracies and autocracies.

Authors

• Benjamin Yoel, Michigan State University

• Alejandra Lopez Villegas, Michigan State University