Though scholars have demonstrated the substantive and symbolic benefits of women's representation, little work has examined how women's presence affects citizens' perceptions of democratic legitimacy.2019 Using a variety of cases and methodological approaches, her current research examines how quotas for women in politics mediate the representative process.

This article introduces a new dataset—QAROT (Quota Adoption and Reform Over Time)—the first global dataset on gender quota adoption, implementation, and reform over time.Judicial temperament is one of the most important qualities of a judge. 0000000016 00000 n Do these priorities align with citizens who share their gender? 0000001518 00000 n 0000001402 00000 n That was so even though the bill would have cut such services as reproductive health, maternal health, and breast and cervical cancer screening.Amanda Clayton's research concerns political institutions, representation, and public policy, with a focus on gender and politics. 340 22 0000015494 00000 n Do these signals differ based on the body's policy decisions? 0000001688 00000 n We conduct a survey experiment in Malawi to assess both whether citizens discriminate against women candidates and how other salient candidate characteristics—political experience, family status, policy focus, and gendered kinship practices—interact with candidate gender to affect citizen support.Amanda Clayton Diana Z. O'Brien Jennifer M. PiscopoHughes, Melanie M.; Paxton, Pamela; Clayton, Amanda B.; Zetterberg, Pär2018 How do voters evaluate women candidates in places where traditional gender norms are strong? 0000007253 00000 n 0000000736 00000 n Repre-sentation. And do women and men respond to women's presence similarly? Reprinted in Gender Quotas and Women’s Representation: New Directions in Re-search. "When women did not work, they would often assume the political preferences of their husbands. 0000003251 00000 n Over the last fifty years, gender quotas have transformed the composition of national legislatures worldwide. 0000027973 00000 n

Whereas substantive representation theorists suggest legislators’ priorities should align with their cogender constituents, Downsian-based theories suggest no role for gender. As Danny Hayes has noted here at TMC, when women run in larger numbers, they win in larger numbers. \Present without Pres-ence? xref Amanda Clayton's research concerns political institutions, representation, and public policy, with a focus on gender and politics. Amanda B. Clayton 2 Clayton, Amanda, Cecilia Josefsson and Vibeke Wang. Data begin in 1947 with the adoption of the first national gender quota and extend through the end of 2015. trailer "2018 0000001835 00000 n ... Hughes, Melanie M., Pamela Paxton, Amanda Clayton, and Pär Zetterberg. Mona Lena Krook and P ar Zetterberg. Quota Shocks: Electoral Gender Quotas and Government Spending Priorities Worldwide Amanda Clayton, Vanderbilt University Pär Zetterberg, Uppsala University The rapid expansion of electoral gender quotas in the past few decades has been met with considerable scholarly and public attention. How do women incumbents affect women’s future electoral success? The Author Amanda Clayton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of … Gender, Quotas, and Debate Recognition in the Ugandan Parliament." Some were told the panel was eight men; others were told the panel was split evenly between men and women.2018 This agenda includes measuring the effects of electoral gender quotas across a range of potential outcomes, including public attitudes and behavior towards female leaders, MP plenary behavior, and policy outcomes and legislative priorities. 0000006112 00000 n As the Congressional Research Service explains, a judge requires “a personality that is even-handed, unbiased, impartial, courteous yet firm, and dedicated to a process, not a result.” The concern for judicial temperament dates back to our founding; in Federalist 78, titled “Judges as Guardians of the Constitution,” Alexander Hamilton expressed the need for “the integrity and moderation of the judiciary.”Expert in gender and politics, with a focus on the impact of women legislators and candidates and public perception of women leaders. Clayton has served as a research and policy consultant for the World Bank and research institutes in the US and Africa.A new poll by Vanderbilt University has Senate candidates Phil Bredesen and Marsha Blackburn in a close race with only a one percent difference between them.Amanda Clayton, Amanda Lea Robinson, Martha C Johnson, Ragnhild MuriaasAmanda Clayton, Cecilia Josefsson, Robert Mattes, Shaheen MozaffarIn an email, Amanda Clayton, a professor of political science at Vanderbilt, described the political transformation of women starting in the 1960s: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/political-science/bio/amanda-clayton When women didn’t have access to income they held more socially conservative views in part because they wanted to protect the sanctity of their marriages and shore up against the possibility of divorce lest they be left without a breadwinner. Quotas and Women’s Substantive Representation: Evidence from a Content Analysis of Ugandan Plenary Debates Amanda Clayton Vanderbilt University Cecilia Josefsson Uppsala University Vibeke Wang Chr.

0000007408 00000 n 0000006703 00000 n 0000003693 00000 n 50(3), pp 379 - 392. Articles about the “pink wave” — the record number of women who have entered midterm congressional races — are appearing regularly in top media outlets.