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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 Quotas Civic Participation Private Sector Experience Willingness To Run. 493. 500. 455. 500. 6. 500.

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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 • Quotas • Civic Participation • Private Sector Experience • Willingness To Run

  6. 493 500

  7. 455 500

  8. 6 500

  9. Actual Question Does female education change women’s representation in governments?

  10. Hypothesis

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

  12. Method

  13. Data • WDI • Independent Variable • 4,000 Observations of Tertiary Education Ratios • Dependent Variable • 3,000 Observations of Parliamentary Ratios

  14. General Info • 91 females for every 100 males with tertiary level education • Standard Deviation: 59.58 • Minimum: 0 • Maximum: 689.3 (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) • 14% of parliamentary occupied by females • Standard Deviation: 10.3 • Minimum: 0 • Max: 56.3 (Rwanda)

  15. Challenges • Gender Ratios • GDP and Development • Social Biases

  16. Addressing Challenges • More on this soon • Open to suggestions

  17. Case Studies Rwanda, Uganda, Sweden, Kuwait, Honduras

  18. Results

  19. Correlation

  20. Regression

  21. More Results Coming Soon!

  22. Quantum Conclusion Both Right and WroNG

  23. What to Expect • Promising Data but selection problems

  24. If Right • Current Approaches • Political Changes • Funding • Awareness • Solution • Education = Starting Point

  25. IF wrong • New Approach • Don’t make Women better Leaders • Make people better voters

  26. Why Do We Care

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

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