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Les politiques de quotas en faveur des femmes ont-elles brisé ou surélevé le plafond de verre ?

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  • Quentin Lippmann

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Using evidence from France, this paper argues that gender quotas mechanically attract new women in politics but fail to trigger a self-sustained dynamics that would help women climb the ladder. I analyze the impact of two gender quotas which were first introduced in 2001 in municipalities above 3,500 inhabitants and extended in 2014 to municipalities between 1,000 and 3,500 inhabitants. They both imposed 50% of women in candidate lists. I find that they largely increased the share of female municipal councillors but did not lead to an increase in the number of women at the next hierarchical level: the position of mayor. Classification JEL : D72, J16, J45, J71.

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  • Quentin Lippmann, 2018. "Les politiques de quotas en faveur des femmes ont-elles brisé ou surélevé le plafond de verre ?," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 69(5), pages 849-867.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_695_0849
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    1. Lippmann, Quentin, 2023. "Persistence of incumbents and female access to political positions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 327-349.
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    3. Lippmann, Quentin, 2021. "Are gender quotas on candidates bound to be ineffective?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 661-678.
    4. Lassébie, Julie, 2020. "Gender quotas and the selection of local politicians: Evidence from French municipal elections," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
    5. Jean-Benoît Eyméoud, 2018. "Housing and discrimination in economics : an empirical approach using Big Data and natural experiments [Logement et discrimination en économie : une approche empirique mêlant expérience naturelle e," SciencePo Working papers Main tel-03419360, HAL.
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    7. Lippmann, Quentin, 2022. "Gender and lawmaking in times of quotas," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    8. Jean-Benoît Eyméoud, 2018. "Housing and discrimination in economics : an empirical approach using Big Data and natural experiments [Logement et discrimination en économie : une approche empirique mêlant expérience naturelle e," SciencePo Working papers tel-03419360, HAL.

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    Keywords

    quotas; parity; elections; gender; glass ceiling;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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