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Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men

  • Written by Vladimir Chlouba, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among menSupporters of the South West Africa People's Organization gather at a campaign rally in Windhoek, Namibia, on Nov. 24, 2024.Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Quotas designed to bring gender parity to parliaments have an overall positive impact on support for female political leadership – especially after women members of parliament take...

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