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Women's Political Leadership as a Governance Mechanism for Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

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  • Niza Tan Mohd Aminuddin

    (Postgraduate School, UCYP University, Pahang, Malaysia Author-2-Name: Shakirah Noor Azlan Author-2-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Industrial Management, University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Pahang, Malaysia Author-3-Name: Author-3-Workplace-Name: Author-4-Name: Author-4-Workplace-Name: Author-5-Name: Author-5-Workplace-Name: Author-6-Name: Author-6-Workplace-Name: Author-7-Name: Author-7-Workplace-Name: Author-8-Name: Author-8-Workplace-Name:)

Abstract

" Objective - To analyze how women's political leadership translates from descriptive representation into substantive influence, identify the governance mechanisms affecting sustainable development, and examine the institutional conditions shaping these relationships. Methodology/Technique - An integrative review and structured evidence audit updated through July 2026, which synthesized 33 scholarly and authoritative institutional sources (selected from 68 candidate sources after screening). The analysis combined Governance Theory, Feminist Institutionalism, and SDG Interaction Theory to compare evidence across political systems and policy domains. Findings - Women's presence in office expands the possibility of influence but does not automatically guarantee superior development performance. Stronger outcomes depend on agenda access, executive authority, budgetary influence, and administrative capacity, with evidence being stronger for social-policy and institutional outcomes than for environmental or economic effects. Novelty - The conceptualization of women's political leadership as a contingent governance mechanism rather than an automatic cause, delivering an integrated framework that links representation, authority, mechanisms, outputs, and SDG outcomes while specifying enabling and constraining conditions. Type of Paper - Review"

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  • Niza Tan Mohd Aminuddin, 2026. "Women's Political Leadership as a Governance Mechanism for Gender Equality and Sustainable Development," GATR Journals gjbssr678, Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise.
    • Handle: RePEc:gtr:gatrjs:gjbssr678
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2026.14.2(3)
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government

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