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Gender and Political Representation in Times of Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2023

Diana Z. O’Brien Open the ORCID record for Diana Z. O’Brien [Opens in a new window]  and
Jennifer M. Piscopo Open the ORCID record for Jennifer M. Piscopo [Opens in a new window]
Diana Z. O’Brien
Affiliation:
Washington University in Saint Louis, USA
Jennifer M. Piscopo*
Affiliation:
Occidental College, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: piscopo@oxy.edu
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Abstract

Politics is increasingly dominated by crises, from pandemics to extreme weather events. These Critical Perspectives essays analyze crises’ gendered implications by focusing on their consequences for women’s descriptive and substantive representation. Covering multiple kinds of crises, including large-scale protests, climate shocks, and war and revolution, the contributions reveal three factors shaping both the theoretical conceptualization and empirical analysis of crisis and women’s representation: (1) the type of crisis, (2) the actors influenced by the crisis, and (3) the aftermath of the crisis. Together, the contributors urge scholars to “think crisis, think gender” far beyond the supply of and demand for women leaders.

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Critical Perspective Introduction
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Politics & Gender , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 2023 , pp. 891 - 899
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association

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