Female Representation and Legitimacy
Evidence from a Harmonized Experiment in Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3601993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen Kao (0000-0001-5566-040X, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Ellen Lust (0000-0001-9436-462X, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Marwa Shalaby (0000-0002-2094-1110, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Chagai M Wei (0000-0002-4311-9672, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 495-503 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055423000357 |
| OpenAlex | W4367183136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 30 |
How does the gender composition of deliberative committees affect citizens' evaluations of their decision-making processes? Do citizens perceive decisions made by gender-balanced, legislative bodies as more legitimate than those made by all-male bodies? Extant work on the link between women's descriptive representation and perceptions of democratic legitimacy in advanced democracies finds the equal presence of women legitimizes decision-making. However, this relationship has not been tested in more patriarchal, less democratic settings. We employ survey experiments in Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia to investigate how citizens respond to gender representation in committees. We find that women's presence promotes citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy of committee processes and outcomes and, moreover, that pro-women decisions are associated with higher levels of perceived legitimacy. Thus, this study demonstrates the robustness of findings from the West regarding gender representation and contributes to the burgeoning literature on women and politics
Affect (linguistics · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · Extant taxon · Legislature · Legitimacy · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |