Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?

Petia Topalova, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande (), Lori Beaman () and Raghabendra Chattopadhyay

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Abstract: Random assignment of gender quotas across Indian village councils to investigate whether having a female chief councillor affects public opinion towards female leaders is analysed . Villagers who have never been required to have a female leader prefer male leaders and perceive hypothetical female leaders as less effective than their male counterparts, when stated performance is identical.

Keywords: female leaders; male (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-08
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