The idea that individual members of marginalized groups provide substantive representation
for the wider group rests on a problematic understanding of the relationship between …

From the perspective of women's experiences, it is easy to see that democratic
representative institutions can be tools of oppression. After all, formal democratic institutions …

A must-read for scholars across a broad sweep of disciplines. Laurel Weldon weaves
together skillfully the theoretical strands of gender equality policy, intersectionality, social …

Recent years have witnessed an increasing demand by women for political representation
of women. This demand points the way toward a number of important problems for political …

Women's participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive offices worldwide has
reached record high numbers, but this global increase in women's representation masks …

When women are not represented in elected bodies in proportion to their numbers in the
general population, a case can be made that their exclusion is unjust, that it impairs the …

A recent wave of gender and politics research revisits the concept of “women's interests,”
opening up new ways of thinking about who can articulate these interests and how to avoid …

Countries around the world have established quotas for women and minorities in electoral
politics. The normative arguments often made to justify such measures generate three …

The authors extend previous research on women's participation in politics by examining the
role of female elites in political parties in selecting and supporting women as political …

How can women maximise their political influence? Does state feminism enhance the
political representation of women? Should feminism be established in state institutions to …