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Where are the Women?

Where are the Women?. Gender, Governments and Graduates. The Question. 493. 500. 500. 73. Why?. Development in a country Motives in lower-income countries are less Civic Participation Private Sector Experience Willingness To Run. 493. 500. 455. 500. 6. 500. Putting it Together.

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Where are the Women?

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  1. Where are the Women? Gender, Governments and Graduates

  2. The Question

  3. 493 500

  4. 500 73

  5. Why? • Development in a country • Motives in lower-income countries are less • Civic Participation • Private Sector Experience • Willingness To Run

  6. 493 500

  7. 455 500

  8. 6 500

  9. Putting it Together Does post-secondary education relative to males effect the representation of females relative to males in national parliaments?

  10. Hypothesis

  11. Hypothesis Increased representation of females in college level education • Increased representation of females in • national parliaments

  12. The Education Multiplier • Election chance = (Education Multiplier)(Political Gender Multiplier)(Other Factors) • Education Multiplier = (Gender Education Access)(Other Determinants)

  13. Method

  14. Data • WDI • Independent Variable • 3,893 Observations of Tertiary Education Ratios • Dependent Variable • 2,735 Observations of Parliamentary Ratios

  15. Changes

  16. Changes

  17. Changes

  18. Case Studies Uganda, Kuwait, Sweden

  19. Uganda Education Percent female: 43% Female Parliament Members: 35%

  20. Kuwait Education Percent Female: 220% Female Parliament Members: 6%

  21. Sweden Education Percent Female: 152% Female Parliament Members: 45%

  22. Results

  23. Correlation

  24. Correlation

  25. Correlation

  26. Conclusion

  27. Pragmatic Utility • Current Approaches • Political Changes • Funding • Awareness • Solution • Education = Starting Point

  28. Ethical Implications • Gender Issues > Immediate Discrimination • Underlying Inequality • Top Down Solutions Fail

  29. Why Do We Care

  30. Equitable Government -> Equitable Societies • Female Friendly Social Policies • Overall Education • Healthcare

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