Chapter 10: Gender and representation in local politics

• Main Author: Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2023
• Subjects: JPR; gender; women; local politics; local government; descriptive representation; substantive representation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The increased importance of local governance in relation to the provision of welfare services and citizen participation in democratic decision-making has thrust the difference between men's and women's access to positions of authority and power at the local level into the spotlight. In rel...