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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| Language: | English |
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MIT Press,
2010-08-31T20:15:02Z.
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