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The first study to explore gender and political representation in Latin America across five political institutions and seven countries~Examines both the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin American politics~Brings together top scholars of Latin America and gender politics in one volume

The first study to explore gender and political representation in Latin America across five political institutions and seven countries~Examines both the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin American politics~Brings together top scholars of Latin America and gender politics in one volume

The book argues that clarity of responsibility increases accountability and decreases corruption levels in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument using an original cross-national time-series dataset, mass survey data, and a survey experiment.

The number of women elected to national legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years. Although this increase is due to gender-friendly electoral rules such as gender quotas and proportional electoral systems, it has, in turn, fostered constituent support for representative democracy. Still, although women are gaining political voice and bringing women's issues to state agendas, they are not gaining political power. Using a c...

Though the number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years, women - marginalized in office and relegated to the least powerful committees and leadership posts - are not gaining political power. In Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer examines the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin America. Drawing on aggregate data fr...

The book argues that clarity of responsibility increases accountability and decreases corruption levels in democracies tested empirically.