Fighting Violence Against Women: The Role of Female Political Representation
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Date
2023-09Type
- Journal Article
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Abstract
We investigate the effect of women’s political leadership in local government on domestic violence against women. Using a regression discontinuity design we compare Brazilian municipalities where a female candidate barely won to those where a female candidate barely lost mayoral elections. We find that the presence of a female mayor leads to a 50% average reduction in both the homicide rate and violence against women over a four-year term.
These results are not attributable to pre-existing municipal characteristics or other observable mayor attributes. Collectively, our findings offer compelling evidence
that women in office play a significant role in effectively addressing violence against women. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000618361Publication status
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Journal / series
Journal of Development EconomicsVolume
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Publisher
Woodhead PublishingSubject
Female Politicians; Gender; Femicide; Violence; Brazil; RDDOrganisational unit
09627 - Ash, Elliott / Ash, Elliott
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