The impact of women above the political glass ceiling
Evidence from a Norwegian executive gender quota reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4948635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benny Geys (0000-0003-4524-1820, BI Norwegian Business School), Rune J Sørensen (0000-0003-0375-7677, BI Norwegian Business School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pages | 102050 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Electoral Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3794 • E-ISSN: 1873-6890 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102050 |
| OpenAlex | W2960732793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 41 |
Women have historically been underrepresented in democratic assemblies, particularly in top positions with executive powers. Most gender quota reforms address this by mandating a more equal gender representation on election lists. In contrast, a 1992 legislative reform in Norway required parties' candidate lists for the local executive board to comprise at least 40% politicians of each gender. This legal change was not only exogenously imposed by a higher-level government, but also generated distinct quota-induced constraints across Norwegian municipalities. We exploit the resulting variation in 'quota shocks' using a difference-in-differences design to identify the quota's effect on women's political representation as well as local public policies. We find that more women enter the executive board after the reform, though spill-overs on women's representation in the local council and on the probability of a female mayor or top administrator are weak. We also find no consistent evidence for shifts in public policies due to increased representation of women in positions with executive powers
Ceiling (cloud · Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Glass ceiling · Legislature · Norwegian · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |