Gender quotas in mexico not reducing quality of female political candidates

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:50 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study examining the impact of a series of gender quotas passed by Mexico to ensure equal representation in government shows no drop in the qualifications of women in office after two election cycles, and also refutes the widely held perception that women rely on personal connections more than men to get elected.

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