Rethinking Women's Representation - Actors, Institutions and the Substantive Representation of Women

Abstract

This panel contributes to a more thorough understanding of the intensity and the accuracy with which women’s interests are represented in national parliaments. It comprises papers that broaden our understanding of the potential actors in women’s substantive as well as studies that analyze the political conditions affecting the parliamentary behavior of female MPs.

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The conditions for the substantive effects of descriptive representation. A text-based analysis of the behaviors of male and female legislators in the German Bundestag	View Paper Details
The Gendered Assessment of Public Opinion	View Paper Details
Let’s talk about sex! Male MPs claiming to represent women’s interests in plenary debates	View Paper Details
Less likely to rebel?: Gender and Party Loyalty in Swiss National Parliament	View Paper Details
How Men debate Women's Concerns - The importance of Individual Gender Representation in Parliamentary Debates across Political Issues	View Paper Details