Female Political Representation and Violence against Women: Evidence from Brazil

Magdalena Delaporte and Francisco Pino
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Magdalena Delaporte: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

No 15365, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression Discontinuity design for close mayoral elections between female and male candidates in Brazil, we find that electing female mayors leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of domestic violence, when the aggressor is the ex-husband/boyfriend, and when victims experienced sexual violence. The evidence suggests that female mayors might implement different policies from male mayors and therefore contribute to reduce gender violence.

Keywords: gender; political economy; elections; violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H75 I18 J16 K42 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2022-06
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