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Women politicians and public health

In: Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems

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  • Sonia Bhalotra
  • Mariana Lopes da Fonseca

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The chapter explores the literature on how women’s participation in politics affects policy making, in terms of redistribution, public health intervention, schooling, and policies outcomes of those directed at improving mothers and children health. Identification issues are then discussed, and designs based on the introduction of quotas, close elections in mixed-gender contexts, and textual analysis. The chapter moves on to the supply and demand side (discrimination) factors creating barriers to entering into politics. It concludes stressing the importance of gender-specific policy preferences (more redistribution and more spending for children and maternal health) in contexts where politicians’ selection matters.

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  • Sonia Bhalotra & Mariana Lopes da Fonseca, 2023. "Women politicians and public health," Chapters, in: Joan Costa-Font & Alberto Batinti & Gilberto Turati (ed.), Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, chapter 11, pages 157-176, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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