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Resort to War: 1816 - 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Copyright
- © 2015 IAFFE
- ISSN
- 1466-4372
- eISSN
- 1354-5701
- DOI
- 10.1080/13545701.2015.1075656
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The underrepresentation of women in parliaments worldwide warrants attention to discern underlying sources. This study examines one potential source: the countries’ constitutions. Based on a large cross-country dataset from 2011, the study demonstrates that women's representation in parliament is larger in countries with constitutional protection from gender-based discrimination. Baseline estimates suggest that the presence of such protection results in over a 3.5 percentage point increase in women's share of parliamentary seats. The study probes some underlying mechanisms and shows that places with constitutional protection from gender-based discrimination are likely to have legislation directly targeting women's underrepresentation. The results underscore the role of constitutional design in promoting women's political agency.
Journal
Feminist Economics – Taylor & Francis
Published: Jan 2, 2016
Keywords: Constitutions; laws; women; political agency; parliamentary representation; gender equality; K00; J16; D72