Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Gender Politics and Representation

External reference: https://openalex.org/T11432

  1. Women’s participation gap in India is narrowing slowly
    Analysis of women's economic participation and transformation in India, examining how formal and informal institutions impact empowerment outcomes and gender equity progress.
  2. Voters use ideological labels to infer candidate policy positions
    Study reveals voters in multiparty systems use left-right ideology labels to infer candidate positions, even when their own ideology misaligns with their policy preferences.
  3. Community practices reduced gender’s role in dividing paid and unpaid work
    Ethnographic study of how institutional practices—uniform pay, shared childcare, gender quotas—reshape gender divisions in paid and unpaid labour at community level.
  4. Youth-oriented voting advice tool improved party position knowledge
    Experimental study shows youth-oriented voting advice application significantly improved party position knowledge among Belgian voters aged 16–30, while generic version had no effect.
  5. Foreign-born women remain underrepresented in Swedish councils and parliament
    Literature review of 20 studies examining foreign-born political underrepresentation in Swedish parliament and local councils alongside analysis of factors enabling or hindering their participation.
  6. Party aid and party research rest on different assumptions
    Article examining the gap between international party support practitioners and comparative researchers, identifying differing conceptualizations of party function as a barrier to convergence.
  7. Survey wording may shape Black women’s reported emotions and political participation
    Survey methodology influences emotion reporting among Black women in political participation, revealing gaps in intersectional theories of affect and electoral engagement.
  8. A Critical Analysis of Iran's Rural Development Policies from the Perspective of Social Inclusion and Gender Equity
    Mixed-methods analysis of Iran's rural development policies reveals persistent gender inequalities in resource access, institutional support, and decision-making representation.