3 Women and the Executive

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 Women’s Political Participation and the Influence of Contagion 1
5. 2 Understanding Women’s Legislative Representation 14
6. 3 Women and the Executive 39
7. 4 Gender and Cross-National Courts 60
8. 5 Contagion and the Adoption of Voluntary Party Quotas 76
9. 6 Contagion and the Adoption of National Quotas 100
10. 7 Conclusion: Why Contagion Matters 127
11. Appendix 1 Cases in Legislative Analysis 133
12. Appendix 2 Cases in Executive Analysis 135
13. Appendix 3 Female Executives by Country 138
14. Appendix 4 Cases in Courts Analysis 139
15. Appendix 5 Parties with Quotas 141
16. Appendix 6 Cases in Voluntary Party Quota Analysis 145
17. Appendix 7 National Quotas 147
18. Appendix 8 Cases in National Quota Analysis 148
19. Notes 151
20. Bibliography 155
21. Index 171
22. About the Authors 174