Gender Politics

We analyzed articles published in five peace and conflict science journals over the past 25 years and show that the gender gap has narrowed but persists.

We show that fathering a daughter makes men more gender-egalitarian, even in a traditionally conservative society like Japan.

Women remain underrepresented in cabinets, especially in high-prestige, “masculine” portfolios. Still, a growing number of states have appointed women to the finance ministry—a powerful position typically reserved for men. Drawing on the “glass …