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Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent "Yes"

Jane Mansbridge · The Journal of Politics 61(3), 628–657 · 1999

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Type: Article
Author: Jane Mansbridge
Identifier: DOI 10.2307/2647821
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedExploiting the random reservation of village council leadership for women in West Bengal and Rajasthan, Chattopadhyay and Duflo found that women leaders invested more in public goods linked to women's stated priorities, such as drinking water.