In her most recent New York Times Economix Blog, UMass Economics Professor Nancy Folbre analyzes India’s imposed electoral quotas which require women to be elected to certain leadership positions.
December 21, 2009, 6:11 am
Women and Democracy in India
By NANCY FOLBRE
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But most elected women don’t seem to be tokens. They tend to be better educated and more knowledgeable than the average woman in their districts. Measures of the efficacy of council efforts suggest that women leaders seldom perform worse than men, and sometimes perform better.