What is it about?
The impact of women's representation in political life on the foreign aid policy of the donor country.
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Why is it important?
The paper shows it is not so much women who make the difference as that greater gender equality matters for foreign aid policy. In other words, gender equality matters for policy outcomes, not the presence of women as such.
Perspectives
Kelan Lu and I really enjoyed collaborating on this paper. It provides unique insights: it addresses quantitatively whether gender equality matters (yes) or whether women's presence matters (which presumes women have special qualities different from men -- and we don't find that the essentialist argument holds).
Dr Marijke Breuning
University of North Texas
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This page is a summary of: Gender and generosity: does women's representation affect development cooperation?, Politics Groups and Identities, June 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/21565503.2014.927776.
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