J 2013

Do Electoral Laws Affect Women's Representation?

ROBERTS, Andrew Lawrence; J SEAWRIGHT a J CYR

Základní údaje

Originální název

Do Electoral Laws Affect Women's Representation?

Autoři

ROBERTS, Andrew Lawrence; J SEAWRIGHT a J CYR

Vydání

COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, THOUSAND OAKS, SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2013, 0010-4140

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Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

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není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 1.477

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Ne

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UT WoS

Klíčová slova anglicky

electoral systems; women's representation; matching methods
Změněno: 3. 3. 2014 11:26, doc. Andrew Lawrence Roberts, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Numerous studies have found that proportional electoral rules significantly increase women's representation in national parliaments relative to majoritarian and mixed rules. These studies, however, suffer from serious methodological problems including the endogeneity of electoral laws, poor measures of cultural variables, and neglect of time trends. This article attempts to produce more accurate estimates of the effect of electoral rules on women's representation by using within-country comparisons of electoral rule changes and bicameral systems as well as matching methods. The main finding is that the effect of electoral laws is not as strong as in previous studies and varies across cases. The policy implication is that changes in electoral laws may not provide a quick and consistent fix to the problem of low women's representation.