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Does Critical Mass Matter? Women's Political Representation and Child Health in Developing Countries
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Direct linkSwiss, Liam; Fallon, Kathleen M.; Burgos, Giovani – Social Forces, 2012
Studies on developed countries demonstrate that an increase in women legislators leads to a prioritization in health, an increase in social policy spending, and a decrease in poverty. Women representatives could therefore improve development trajectories in developing countries; yet, currently, no cross-national and longitudinal studies explore…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Females, Legislators
