The Mayor Effect: Female Municipal Employment Under Islamist Political Rule

Gozde Corekcioglu

Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers from Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum

Abstract: Do religiously conservative governments enact policies that limit opportunities for women? This study addresses this general question in a specific context: whether pro-Islamist politicians’ preferences for traditional gender roles translate into discriminatory employment practices in Turkish municipalities. I combine data from 2009 municipal elections with a unique dataset of municipal personnel. Comparing close races for the mayor, who appoints municipal personnel, I find no evidence of gender bias with mayors from the pro-Islamist party. Conditioning on the type of incumbent, I find that the share of females among white-collars decreases in municipalities where a pro-Islamist mayor replaced a secular mayor.

Keywords: Political Islam; Regression Discontinuity; Female Employment; Discrimination; Turkey. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H75 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2016-11
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