The Mayor's Daughter: Parenting and Local Executive Policymaking

• In Event: Politicized Parenthood

Brief Overview

Are mayors with daughters more likely to implement pro-women policies? We study the impact of having daughters in the case of Italian municipalities, testing the role of mediators such as local gender norms and electoral rules.

Authors

• Beatrice Montano, Columbia University

• Simone Paci, Princeton University

• Chiara Superti, Columbia University