Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?

We exploit random assignment of gender quotas for leadership positions on Indian village councils to show that prior exposure to a female leader is associated with electoral gains for women. After ten years of quotas, women are more likely to stand for, and win, elected positions in councils require...

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Main Authors: Beaman, Lori (Author), Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra (Author), Duflo, Esther (Contributor), Pande, Rohini (Contributor), Topalova, Petia (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2010-08-31T20:15:02Z.
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