Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263581 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15365
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression Discontinuity design for close mayoral elections between female and male candidates in Brazil, we find that electing female mayors leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of domestic violence, when the aggressor is the ex-husband/boyfriend, and when victims experienced sexual violence. The evidence suggests that female mayors might implement different policies from male mayors and therefore contribute to reduce gender violence.
Subjects: 
gender
political economy
elections
violence
JEL: 
D72
J16
P16
I18
H75
K42
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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