Genocide and the Gender Gap in Political Representation

• In Event: Impact of Violence and Trauma on Gendered Political Outcomes

Brief Overview

The most violent areas of Cambodia have most successfully closed the gender gap in commune council representation, due to higher rates of male death leading to female economic empowerment.

Authors

• Nikhar Gaikwad, Columbia University

• Erin Lin, Ohio State University

• Noah Zucker, Columbia University