Miki Caul Kittilson's research focuses on political parties, political behaviour, and women in politics in a comparative perspective. She had published articles in such journals as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Party Politics, International Organization, and Politics & Gender. In 2006, she published her first book, Challenging Parties, Changing Parliaments: Women in Elected Office in Contemporary Western Europe in the Parliaments and Legislatures Series with the Ohio State University Press. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.Leslie Schwindt-Bayer's research interests include comparative politics, political institutions, gender and politics, and women's representation, often focused on Latin America. She has published her research in several journals including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Electoral Studies, Comparative Political Studies, and Politics & Gender. In 2010, she published her first book, Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, with Oxford University Press. She is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri.

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• 1. Introduction: Gender Gaps on a Global Stage ; 2. A Theory of Electoral Institutions and Gender ; 3. Political Engagement, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 4. Political Participation, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 5. Electoral Reform and the Gender Gap in New Zealand and Russia ; 6. Gender Quotas and the Gender Gap in France and Uruguay ; 7. Conclusions: The Gendered Effects of Electoral Institutions ; Appendix A: Sample Selection, Description of Variables and Modeling ; Appendix B: Marginal Effects Tables for Interaction Terms in Chapters 3 and 4 ; Appendix C: Full Regression Models for Chapters 5 ; Appendix D: Regression Models for Chapter 6 ; References ; Index

Miki Caul Kittilson's research focuses on political parties, political behaviour, and women in politics in a comparative perspective. She had published articles in such journals as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Party Politics, International Organization, and Politics & Gender. In 2006, she published her first book, Challenging Parties, Changing Parliaments: Women in Elected Office in Contemporary Western Europe in the Parliaments and Legislatures Series with the Ohio State University Press. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.Leslie Schwindt-Bayer's research interests include comparative politics, political institutions, gender and politics, and women's representation, often focused on Latin America. She has published her research in several journals including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Electoral Studies, Comparative Political Studies, and Politics & Gender. In 2010, she published her first book, Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, with Oxford University Press. She is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri.

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• 1. Introduction: Gender Gaps on a Global Stage ; 2. A Theory of Electoral Institutions and Gender ; 3. Political Engagement, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 4. Political Participation, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 5. Electoral Reform and the Gender Gap in New Zealand and Russia ; 6. Gender Quotas and the Gender Gap in France and Uruguay ; 7. Conclusions: The Gendered Effects of Electoral Institutions ; Appendix A: Sample Selection, Description of Variables and Modeling ; Appendix B: Marginal Effects Tables for Interaction Terms in Chapters 3 and 4 ; Appendix C: Full Regression Models for Chapters 5 ; Appendix D: Regression Models for Chapter 6 ; References ; Index

Miki Caul Kittilson's research focuses on political parties, political behaviour, and women in politics in a comparative perspective. She had published articles in such journals as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Party Politics, International Organization, and Politics & Gender. In 2006, she published her first book, Challenging Parties, Changing Parliaments: Women in Elected Office in Contemporary Western Europe in the Parliaments and Legislatures Series with the Ohio State University Press. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.Leslie Schwindt-Bayer's research interests include comparative politics, political institutions, gender and politics, and women's representation, often focused on Latin America. She has published her research in several journals including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Electoral Studies, Comparative Political Studies, and Politics & Gender. In 2010, she published her first book, Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, with Oxford University Press. She is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri.

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• 1. Introduction: Gender Gaps on a Global Stage ; 2. A Theory of Electoral Institutions and Gender ; 3. Political Engagement, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 4. Political Participation, Institutions and the Gender Gap ; 5. Electoral Reform and the Gender Gap in New Zealand and Russia ; 6. Gender Quotas and the Gender Gap in France and Uruguay ; 7. Conclusions: The Gendered Effects of Electoral Institutions ; Appendix A: Sample Selection, Description of Variables and Modeling ; Appendix B: Marginal Effects Tables for Interaction Terms in Chapters 3 and 4 ; Appendix C: Full Regression Models for Chapters 5 ; Appendix D: Regression Models for Chapter 6 ; References ; Index