Gender and Party Discipline: Evidence from Africa’s Emerging Party Systems
Gender and Party Discipline: Evidence from Africa’s Emerging Party Systems
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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Are men and women legislators equally loyal to their parties? We theorize that parties select candidates based on gendered criteria, leading to the (s)election of more disciplined women. Moreover, we argue that gendered expectations about proper behavior limit women legislators’ ability to act independently from their parties. Using surveys from ov...
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Gender and Party Discipline: Evidence from Africa’s Emerging Party Systems
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_uu_451778
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_DiVA_org_uu_451778
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0003-0554,1537-5943
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1537-5943
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10.1017/S0003055421000368
