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In this In brief, the authors consider lessons learned in the aftermath of women candidates’ defeat in the 18 November 2021 general election.

Our 2020 data showed that young Asian women, young Black women, and young Latinas were more likely to talk politics, participate in elections, and fight racism.

The pantheon of autocratic leaders includes a great many sexists, from Napoléon Bonaparte, who decriminalized the murder of unfaithful wives, to Benito Mussolini, who claimed that women “never created anything.” And while the twentieth century saw improvements in wome

One potential consequence of increasing women’s numeric representation is that women elected officials will behave differently than their men counterparts and improve women’s substantive representation.

Racial/ethnic minorities and women continue to be underrepresented in public office in the United States.

Although the landscape for female candidates in U.S. politics has improved, research continues to find that many voters possess sexist attitudes.

Very little research has considered how media discrimination could impact men and women’s political ambition.

Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics.

In times of crisis, people are more likely to appoint women and people of colour to be leaders. But this puts crisis leaders in a very precarious position.