Resumen del artículo Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?

publicado en QJE (2009)

aspiraciones
cultura
cuotas
India
mujeres
líderes
Pradhan
percepciones
estereotipos
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Fecha de publicación

12 de abril de 2024

Fecha de modificación

23 de septiembre de 2024

Resumen

Importante

El trabajo se beneficia del uso de la asignación aleatoria de cuotas de género para puestos de liderazgo en los consejos de aldeas indias para mostrar que la exposición previa a una líder femenina se asocia con ganancias electorales para las mujeres. Después de diez años de cuotas, las mujeres tienen más probabilidades de postularse y ganar cargos electos en los consejos que requieren tener una consejera principal en las dos elecciones anteriores. El documento proporciona evidencia experimental y de encuestas sobre un canal de influencia: los cambios en las actitudes de los votantes. La exposición previa a una consejera principal mejora las percepciones de la eficacia de las líderes femeninas y debilita los estereotipos sobre los roles de género en las esferas pública y doméstica.

Nota
  • Si bien la reserva no hace que los varones aldeanos sean más comprensivos con la idea de las líderes femeninas, los resultados de IAT y de discurso y viñetas sugieren que los hace más propensos a asociar a las mujeres con el liderazgo y mejora su evaluación de la eficacia de las mujeres líderes.

  • Las viñetas, el discurso y el IAT sugieren que la discriminación estadística contra las mujeres y los estereotipos de los hombres con actividades de liderazgo desaparecen relativamente rápido, es decir, dentro del primer ciclo de reserva: dos años después de que se les exigió por primera vez elegir a una mujer, cuando se les presentó “Con la misma información sobre la acción de un líder, los aldeanos consideran que un líder masculino y una líder femenina son igualmente capaces”.

  • El trabajo dice que subestimaron la reacción en la medida en que el conocimiento de la política de reservas induce a las personas que aún no han tenido reservas femeninas de Pradhan a volverse más negativas hacia las mujeres. Las normas sociales que militan contra el liderazgo femenino, combinadas con personas del mismo género , también podría explicar la ausencia de resultados consistentes en las actitudes explícitas e implícitas de las aldeanas.

  • Encuentran evidencia de que los partidos son estratégicos y presentan más candidatas mujeres en los GP que están reservados para las mujeres Pradhans. Si los partidos reconocen la necesidad de encontrar candidatas femeninas adecuadas en Pradhan en un tercio de todos los GP en cada elección, entonces pueden alentar a las mujeres electas de Pradhan a identificar y orientar a las candidatas.

  • Chattopadhyay y Duflo (2004) muestran que es más probable que las mujeres asistan y hablen durante las reuniones de la aldea con las médicas de cabecera.

Resumen automático

El documento ‘powerfulwomen.pdf’ contiene 8108 palabras y se centra principalmente en female, reserved, women, pradhan, leaders, gps, male, reservation, pradhans, results. El texto exhibe un tono predominantemente positive. Los temas clave que surgen del análisis incluyen female leaders, female pradhans, gps reserved, reserved reserved, female pradhan. Las palabras que más contribuyen al sentimiento positivo son effectiveness, significant, good, important, consistent, mientras que las que más contribuyen al sentimiento negativo son bias, discrimination, regression, errors, deviation.

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El documento 'powerfulwomen.pdf' contiene 8108 palabras y se centra principalmente en female, reserved, women, pradhan, leaders, gps, male, reservation, pradhans, results. El texto exhibe un tono predominantemente positive. Los temas clave que surgen del análisis incluyen female leaders, female pradhans, reserved gps, female pradhan, reserved 1998. Las palabras que más contribuyen al sentimiento positivo son effectiveness, significant, good, important, consistent, mientras que las que más contribuyen al sentimiento negativo son bias, discrimination, regression, errors, deviation. Las principales oraciones del documento son: Table VI
      Perception of Female Effectiveness as Leaders: Experimental Evidence (Speech and Vignettes)
                                                                                        Average effect
                                                                                      Male         Female
                                                                                      (1)            (2)
Panel A
   Female Pradhan                                                                    -0.054            -0.035
                                                                                    (0.027)           (0.031)
    Female Pradhan * ever reserved                                                    0.091             0.024
                                                                                    (0.036)           (0.038)

    Test: female Pradhan + female Pradhan * ever reserved                            0.038             -0.011
                                                                                    (0.023)           (0.022)
Panel B
   Female Pradhan * only reserved 2003                                               0.112             -0.001
                                                                                    (0.047)           (0.048)
    Female Pradhan * reserved 1998 & 2003                                            0.092             0.052
                                                                                    (0.062)           (0.060)
    Female Pradhan * only reserved 1998                                              0.073              0.035
                                                                                    (0.046)           (0.045)
    Test: FP* 2003 = FP* (both 1998 and 2003) = FP* 1998 [p value]                   0.774             0.652


Notes:
 1 The outcome variables are averages across all questions in speech and vignettes: "Is Pradhan effective?," "Cares
    about villagers' welfare?," in the speech and vignettes; "Did Pradhan address villagers satisfactorily?," "Will
    Pradhan allocate BPL cards well?," "Will Pradhan get resources by lobbying?," "Will Pradhan collect villagers'
    share well?" and "Will Village approves Pradhan's budget?" in the speech; and "Agree with Pradhan" and "Would
    vote for Pradhan" in the vignettes. | Table VII
                                                                   Explicit and Implicit Preferences for Female Leaders
                                                                                          IAT (D-measure of bias against females)                                             Feeling ladder
                                                                  Leadership/domestic and           Male/female names             Male/female politician                    Male versus female
                                                                        male/female                    and good/bad                   and good/bad                               Pradhan
                                                                   Male           Female           Male          Female           Male          Female                       Male       Female
                                                                    (1)             (2)             (3)            (4)             (5)             (6)                       (7)          (8)
Panel A
   Ever reserved                                                    -0.076            0.021            -0.004            -0.007           0.014             -0.023            0.208       0.099
                                                                   (0.032)           (0.041)          (0.031)           (0.043)          (0.037)           (0.038)           (0.112)     (0.110)
Panel B
   Only reserved 2003                                               -0.090             0.112           -0.023             0.005            0.024            -0.004            0.271       0.088
                                                                   (0.041)           (0.053)          (0.045)           (0.051)          (0.051)           (0.049)           (0.158)     (0.145)
    Reserved 1998 and 2003                                          -0.023            -0.098            0.016             0.035            0.036            -0.011            0.063       0.053
                                                                   (0.052)           (0.075)          (0.041)           (0.074)          (0.057)           (0.056)           (0.159)     (0.152)
    Only reserved 1998                                              -0.098            -0.022            0.001            -0.061           -0.012            -0.050            0.240       0.139
                                                                   (0.042)           (0.051)          (0.045)           (0.052)          (0.048)           (0.051)           (0.150)     (0.140)

    Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 = 1998 [p value]                0.402             0.021            0.756             0.316            0.704             0.709            0.560        0.875

    Never reserved sample:
    Mean                                                            0.110             0.150            0.134             -0.157           0.093             -0.079            1.446       0.560
    Standard deviation                                             (0.340)           (0.384)          (0.425)           (0.418)          (0.452)           (0.441)           (2.655)     (2.572)

    N                                                                477               357              510               408              554               510              3511        3671
Notes:
 1 The outcome variables are: the difference in average response latencies between the stereotypical and non-stereotypical block in the IAT divided by the standard deviation of latencies (IAT D-
   measure in Columns ((1)-(6)) and the differences in the ranking between male and female Pradhans on a scale of 1-10 (Columns (7)-(8)). | Table III
                                                                                  2003 and 2008 Electoral Outcomes
                                                                                 Pradhans                                        Contestants                                       Winners
                                                                     (1)           (2)         (3)             (4)                   (5)             (6)              (7)            (8)            (9)
  Only reserved 1998                                                0.027         0.056                      -0.003                -0.009                            0.015          0.002
                                                                   (0.023)       (0.031)                    (0.011)               (0.011)                           (0.020)        (0.019)
  Only reserved 2003                                                              0.003                                            -0.007                                           0.000
                                                                                 (0.026)                                          (0.011)                                          (0.018)
  Only reserved once (either 2003 or 1998)                                                    0.031                                                -0.004                                          0.012
                                                                                             (0.022)                                              (0.008)                                         (0.013)
  Reserved 1998 and 2003                                                          0.076       0.079                                0.037           0.036                            0.057          0.057
                                                                                 (0.041)     (0.041)                              (0.014)         (0.014)                          (0.032)        (0.030)

  Test: Equality of reservation indicators [p values]                             0.157         0.253                              0.009          0.006                            0.224         0.127
  Year of election                                                  2003          2008       2003 & 2008            2003           2008        2003 & 2008            2003         2008       2003 & 2008

  Never reserved sample:
  Mean                                                              0.092         0.109           0.099             0.076          0.049           0.066             0.083          0.049          0.071
  Standard deviation                                               (0.290)       (0.312)         (0.299)           (0.265)        (0.216)         (0.248)           (0.276)        (0.217)        (0.257)
  N                                                                  870           875            1745              3880           3431            7311              1425           1191           2616

Notes:
1 Columns (1)-(3) show regressions based on Pradhan apointments in GPs not currently reserved for women Pradhans, and columns (4)-(9) are based on GP election results for Ward Councilor seats
  not currently reserved for women. | In the 2008 Panchayat elections, the third since the reservation

policy was implemented, more women were elected ward councilors and Pradhans in GPs that had

been reserved for women in the last two elections.31 The results provide striking evidence that

while ten years of exposure to women leaders may not have changed voters’ stated preference for

male leaders, by giving voters a chance to learn about the effectiveness of women leaders, they have

effectively improved women’s access to political office. | Table IV
                                                               Evaluation of Actual Pradhan: Average Effect
                                                                                    Male                                                            Female
                                                                  (1)          (2)         (3)         (4)                     (5)            (6)            (7)          (8)

  Only reserved 2003                                              -0.197        -0.139         -0.210        -0.152           -0.075        -0.012        -0.076         -0.015
                                                                 (0.058)       (0.063)        (0.058)       (0.063)          (0.060)       (0.061)       (0.060)        (0.062)
  Reserved 1998 and 2003                                           0.014         0.013          0.013         0.011           -0.006         0.010        -0.004         0.011
                                                                 (0.072)       (0.083)        (0.072)       (0.083)          (0.050)       (0.057)       (0.050)        (0.057)
  Only reserved 1998                                               0.001        -0.010          0.003        -0.009            0.037         0.018         0.040          0.021
                                                                 (0.056)       (0.057)        (0.056)       (0.056)          (0.054)       (0.052)       (0.054)        (0.052)

  With pradhan characteristics controls                             N             Y              N             Y                N             Y             N              Y
  With pradhan action controls                                      N             N              Y             Y                N             N             Y              Y
  Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 = 1998 [p value]                0.008         0.124          0.004         0.080            0.216         0.904         0.191          0.866
  Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 [p value]                       0.012         0.084          0.009         0.065            0.301         0.736         0.285          0.686

  N                                                               6642           6642          6642          6642             6568          6568             6568        6568
Notes:
1 The outcome variable averages across four questions: "Is Pradhan effective," and Did Pradhan: "Look after village needs"; "Look after your needs"; and "Make BPL lists
  well."
2 All regressions include: (i) Block fixed effects (ii) Individual controls: age, age squared, household size, religion, caste dummies (for scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and
  other backward caste), years of education, a wealth index (based on a principal component analaysis using household assets) and dummy for land ownership (iii) Village
  controls: all variables in Table I (iv) Survey year and surveyor gender indicator.. Un análisis comparativo entre la palabra más positiva ('effectiveness') y la más negativa ('bias') se muestra en el gráfico adjunto.

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Table VI
      Perception of Female Effectiveness as Leaders: Experimental Evidence (Speech and Vignettes)
                                                                                        Average effect
                                                                                      Male         Female
                                                                                      (1)            (2)
Panel A
   Female Pradhan                                                                    -0.054            -0.035
                                                                                    (0.027)           (0.031)
    Female Pradhan * ever reserved                                                    0.091             0.024
                                                                                    (0.036)           (0.038)

    Test: female Pradhan + female Pradhan * ever reserved                            0.038             -0.011
                                                                                    (0.023)           (0.022)
Panel B
   Female Pradhan * only reserved 2003                                               0.112             -0.001
                                                                                    (0.047)           (0.048)
    Female Pradhan * reserved 1998 & 2003                                            0.092             0.052
                                                                                    (0.062)           (0.060)
    Female Pradhan * only reserved 1998                                              0.073              0.035
                                                                                    (0.046)           (0.045)
    Test: FP* 2003 = FP* (both 1998 and 2003) = FP* 1998 [p value]                   0.774             0.652


Notes:
 1 The outcome variables are averages across all questions in speech and vignettes: "Is Pradhan effective?," "Cares
    about villagers' welfare?," in the speech and vignettes; "Did Pradhan address villagers satisfactorily?," "Will
    Pradhan allocate BPL cards well?," "Will Pradhan get resources by lobbying?," "Will Pradhan collect villagers'
    share well?" and "Will Village approves Pradhan's budget?" in the speech; and "Agree with Pradhan" and "Would
    vote for Pradhan" in the vignettes.
Table VII
                                                                   Explicit and Implicit Preferences for Female Leaders
                                                                                          IAT (D-measure of bias against females)                                             Feeling ladder
                                                                  Leadership/domestic and           Male/female names             Male/female politician                    Male versus female
                                                                        male/female                    and good/bad                   and good/bad                               Pradhan
                                                                   Male           Female           Male          Female           Male          Female                       Male       Female
                                                                    (1)             (2)             (3)            (4)             (5)             (6)                       (7)          (8)
Panel A
   Ever reserved                                                    -0.076            0.021            -0.004            -0.007           0.014             -0.023            0.208       0.099
                                                                   (0.032)           (0.041)          (0.031)           (0.043)          (0.037)           (0.038)           (0.112)     (0.110)
Panel B
   Only reserved 2003                                               -0.090             0.112           -0.023             0.005            0.024            -0.004            0.271       0.088
                                                                   (0.041)           (0.053)          (0.045)           (0.051)          (0.051)           (0.049)           (0.158)     (0.145)
    Reserved 1998 and 2003                                          -0.023            -0.098            0.016             0.035            0.036            -0.011            0.063       0.053
                                                                   (0.052)           (0.075)          (0.041)           (0.074)          (0.057)           (0.056)           (0.159)     (0.152)
    Only reserved 1998                                              -0.098            -0.022            0.001            -0.061           -0.012            -0.050            0.240       0.139
                                                                   (0.042)           (0.051)          (0.045)           (0.052)          (0.048)           (0.051)           (0.150)     (0.140)

    Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 = 1998 [p value]                0.402             0.021            0.756             0.316            0.704             0.709            0.560        0.875

    Never reserved sample:
    Mean                                                            0.110             0.150            0.134             -0.157           0.093             -0.079            1.446       0.560
    Standard deviation                                             (0.340)           (0.384)          (0.425)           (0.418)          (0.452)           (0.441)           (2.655)     (2.572)

    N                                                                477               357              510               408              554               510              3511        3671
Notes:
 1 The outcome variables are: the difference in average response latencies between the stereotypical and non-stereotypical block in the IAT divided by the standard deviation of latencies (IAT D-
   measure in Columns ((1)-(6)) and the differences in the ranking between male and female Pradhans on a scale of 1-10 (Columns (7)-(8)).
Table III
                                                                                  2003 and 2008 Electoral Outcomes
                                                                                 Pradhans                                        Contestants                                       Winners
                                                                     (1)           (2)         (3)             (4)                   (5)             (6)              (7)            (8)            (9)
  Only reserved 1998                                                0.027         0.056                      -0.003                -0.009                            0.015          0.002
                                                                   (0.023)       (0.031)                    (0.011)               (0.011)                           (0.020)        (0.019)
  Only reserved 2003                                                              0.003                                            -0.007                                           0.000
                                                                                 (0.026)                                          (0.011)                                          (0.018)
  Only reserved once (either 2003 or 1998)                                                    0.031                                                -0.004                                          0.012
                                                                                             (0.022)                                              (0.008)                                         (0.013)
  Reserved 1998 and 2003                                                          0.076       0.079                                0.037           0.036                            0.057          0.057
                                                                                 (0.041)     (0.041)                              (0.014)         (0.014)                          (0.032)        (0.030)

  Test: Equality of reservation indicators [p values]                             0.157         0.253                              0.009          0.006                            0.224         0.127
  Year of election                                                  2003          2008       2003 & 2008            2003           2008        2003 & 2008            2003         2008       2003 & 2008

  Never reserved sample:
  Mean                                                              0.092         0.109           0.099             0.076          0.049           0.066             0.083          0.049          0.071
  Standard deviation                                               (0.290)       (0.312)         (0.299)           (0.265)        (0.216)         (0.248)           (0.276)        (0.217)        (0.257)
  N                                                                  870           875            1745              3880           3431            7311              1425           1191           2616

Notes:
1 Columns (1)-(3) show regressions based on Pradhan apointments in GPs not currently reserved for women Pradhans, and columns (4)-(9) are based on GP election results for Ward Councilor seats
  not currently reserved for women.
In the 2008 Panchayat elections, the third since the reservation

policy was implemented, more women were elected ward councilors and Pradhans in GPs that had

been reserved for women in the last two elections.31 The results provide striking evidence that

while ten years of exposure to women leaders may not have changed voters’ stated preference for

male leaders, by giving voters a chance to learn about the effectiveness of women leaders, they have

effectively improved women’s access to political office.
Table IV
                                                               Evaluation of Actual Pradhan: Average Effect
                                                                                    Male                                                            Female
                                                                  (1)          (2)         (3)         (4)                     (5)            (6)            (7)          (8)

  Only reserved 2003                                              -0.197        -0.139         -0.210        -0.152           -0.075        -0.012        -0.076         -0.015
                                                                 (0.058)       (0.063)        (0.058)       (0.063)          (0.060)       (0.061)       (0.060)        (0.062)
  Reserved 1998 and 2003                                           0.014         0.013          0.013         0.011           -0.006         0.010        -0.004         0.011
                                                                 (0.072)       (0.083)        (0.072)       (0.083)          (0.050)       (0.057)       (0.050)        (0.057)
  Only reserved 1998                                               0.001        -0.010          0.003        -0.009            0.037         0.018         0.040          0.021
                                                                 (0.056)       (0.057)        (0.056)       (0.056)          (0.054)       (0.052)       (0.054)        (0.052)

  With pradhan characteristics controls                             N             Y              N             Y                N             Y             N              Y
  With pradhan action controls                                      N             N              Y             Y                N             N             Y              Y
  Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 = 1998 [p value]                0.008         0.124          0.004         0.080            0.216         0.904         0.191          0.866
  Test: 2003 = both 1998 and 2003 [p value]                       0.012         0.084          0.009         0.065            0.301         0.736         0.285          0.686

  N                                                               6642           6642          6642          6642             6568          6568             6568        6568
Notes:
1 The outcome variable averages across four questions: "Is Pradhan effective," and Did Pradhan: "Look after village needs"; "Look after your needs"; and "Make BPL lists
  well."
2 All regressions include: (i) Block fixed effects (ii) Individual controls: age, age squared, household size, religion, caste dummies (for scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and
  other backward caste), years of education, a wealth index (based on a principal component analaysis using household assets) and dummy for land ownership (iii) Village
  controls: all variables in Table I (iv) Survey year and surveyor gender indicator.

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@online{robano2024,
  author = {Robano, Virginia},
  title = {Resumen del artículo Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce
    Bias?},
  date = {2024-04-12},
  url = {https://ceibal-fichas-genero-stem.netlify.app/posts/powerful women/},
  langid = {es}
}
Por favor, cita este trabajo como:
Robano, Virginia. 2024. “Resumen del artículo Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?” April 12, 2024. https://ceibal-fichas-genero-stem.netlify.app/posts/powerful women/.