Voter bias and women in politics: Evidence from French parliamentary elections

a column by Thomas Le Barbanchon and Julien Sauvagnat for VOX: CEOR’s Policy Portal

Despite many efforts to close the gender gap, women remain underrepresented in politics.

This column shows that in the case of France, voters’ preferences towards gender shapes political selection and ultimately the gender composition of elected politicians. This suggests that gender parity in policymaking relies on improving the slow-changing attitudes of voters towards male and female political candidates.

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