Chancellor Angela Merkel—A Sign of Hope or the Exception That Proves the Rule?

Wiliarty, Sarah Elise

doi:10.1017/s1743923x08000391

Cited by 13 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In contrast to this wide body of research, and despite the important role played by party leaders, to date there has been comparatively little research on women's access to these posts. Much of the existing work on female leaders focuses on individual women, often highlighting the exceptional circumstances leading to their selection (Harris 1988;McKay 2004;Wiliarty 2008). The research that aims to make more general claims examines variation within a single country (O'Neill and Stewart 2009) or across a limited set of states in which women rarely come to power (Cross and Blais 2012b).…”

Section: The Importance Of Women's Access To the Party Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As comparative outsiders, women are less likely to be tarnished by corruption and "business-as-usual" electoral politics (Dolan 1998). Women are thus often associated with change and renewal (Murray 2010), and the selection of a female leader can offer a visible break from the past (McKay 2004;Wiliarty 2008). For this reason, it is not surprising that experimental research finds that women are the preferred candidates for hard-to-win positions (Ryan, Haslam, and Kulich 2010).…”

Section: Getting In: Women's Entrance Into Party Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

O’Brien

2015

American J Political Sci

225

156

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Party leaders are the main actors controlling campaign strategies, policy agendas, and government formation in advanced parliamentary democracies. Little is known, however, about gender and party leadership. This article examines gendered leadership patterns across 71 political parties in 11 parliamentary democracies between 1965 and 2013. It shows that men and women have different access to, and experiences in, party leadership and that these gendered political opportunity structures are shaped by parties' political performances. Women are more likely to initially come to power in minor opposition parties and those that are losing seat share. Once selected for the position, female leaders are more likely to retain office when their parties gain seats, but they are also more likely to leave the post when faced with an unfavorable trajectory. Together, these results demonstrate that prospective female leaders are playing by a different (and often more demanding) set of rules than their male counterparts. for their research assistance, as well as the SOAR program at the University of Southern California for funding this work. I would also like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers, who offered helpful comments and suggestions during the review process. Data and R code for replication can be found at

show abstract

Section: The Importance Of Women's Access To the Party Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Getting In: Women's Entrance Into Party Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

O’Brien

2015

American J Political Sci

225

156

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As women's presence in executive office grows, interest in both women's ascension to leadership positions (Jalalzai 2013; Murray 2010; O'Neill and Stewart 2009; Wiliarty 2008) and nomination to cabinets (Bego 2014; Claveria 2014; Davis 1997; Escobar-Lemmon and Taylor-Robinson 2005; Reynolds 1999) has also increased. At the same time, female leaders and ministers have largely been studied in isolation from one another, and little is known about the relationship between the two.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Letting Down the Ladder or Shutting the Door: Female Prime Ministers, Party Leaders, and Cabinet Ministers

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In October 2012 the Danish Socialist People's Party chose Annette Vilhelmsen as its leader. With her ascension to power, women simultaneously headed all three of Denmark's governing parties for the first time. Though an exclusively female-led coalition government remains exceptional, in developed democracies the number of female prime ministers and party leaders has grown in recent years. Since 2000, women have governed in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, and Australia and have commanded coalition partner parties in Austria, Ireland, and Sweden. Just as there are now more female leaders, governments are also nominating more women to cabinets than ever before. Women recently held half of all ministerial posts in Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Spain. Female ministers are also serving in high-prestige portfolios from which they were traditionally excluded, including finance and foreign affairs.

show abstract

“…Corporatist catch all structures are more common among right parties, since they are less concerned with democratic procedures for promotion. The result may be to propel women through the ranks (Wiliarty, 2008). However, based on the greater demand for women candidates, among left-of-center parties, I expect them to be more likely to select women executives.…”

Section: Political Institutions -Party Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender, presidencies, and prime ministerships in Europe: Are women gaining ground?

Jalalzai

2014

International Political Science Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

To what extent have women made progress in attaining presidential and prime ministerial positions in Europe? We might expect women in this region to have made significant strides in executive office holding, given the more favorable political, cultural, and social conditions women face. At the same time, Europe is not monolithic. The diversity within one large region allows not only for an assessment of the conditions best facilitating women's executive incorporation but also the ability to scrutinize the degree to which they exercise more substantial powers. While Europe boasts the greatest numbers of women executives to date, women face many limits in the type of positions they occupy and powers afforded their offices, although important exceptions surface. Statistically, women's success relates to dual executive structures. Likewise critical is the pipeline from which future leaders are recruited. Prospects for women leaders in Eastern Europe appear less auspicious than for their West European counterparts, further demonstrating women's uneven advances. Numbers, pathways, and political clout shape women's advancement in this historically male preserve, resulting in mixed progress overall.

show abstract

Chancellor Angela Merkel—A Sign of Hope or the Exception That Proves the Rule?

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

Letting Down the Ladder or Shutting the Door: Female Prime Ministers, Party Leaders, and Cabinet Ministers

Gender, presidencies, and prime ministerships in Europe: Are women gaining ground?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About