Gender and local executive office in regional Russia: the party of power as a vehicle for women’s empowerment?

Olga A. Avdeyeva; Dekabrina M. Vinokurova; Alexandr A. Kugaevsky

doi:10.1080/1060586X.2017.1365806

Gender and local executive office in regional Russia: the party of power as a vehicle for women’s empowerment?

Olga A. Avdeyeva, Dekabrina M. Vinokurova, Alexandr A. Kugaevsky

Department of Political Science

Northeastern University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Post-soviet Affairs
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2017.1365806
State	Published - Nov 2 2017

Disciplines

Economics
Growth and Development

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note = "We employ a political ambition framework to study women's under-representation in Russian local politics. We conduct a survey of current heads of municipal districts and municipal urban and rural settlements in four regions of the Russian Federation. The study reveals gendered pathways to local leadership positions.",

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