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Women’s political representation and transparency in local governance

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  • Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves Araujo
  • Francisca Tejedo-Romero

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Despite the growing interest on the influence of gender in local government, the relationship between women’s political representation on municipalities, as council member or as female mayors, and transparency is an under-researched topic. This article analyses the political representation of women in Spanish local councils and their influence on the level of transparency. Results show that women’s political representation in municipalities has a positive influence on the level of transparency, increasing information transparency and reducing information asymmetry.

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  • Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves Araujo & Francisca Tejedo-Romero, 2016. "Women’s political representation and transparency in local governance," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(6), pages 885-906, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:42:y:2016:i:6:p:885-906
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2016.1194266
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    1. Janet Serwah Boateng, 2022. "Local Government and Community Development: Nurturing Prospective Female Politicians," RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2024 0187, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.

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