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Ross Macmillan

Department of Sociology, University of Limerick and Department of Social and Political Science, Bocconi University Ross.Macmillan(at)ul.ie
Gender issues

Female political empowerment decreases mortality in developing countries

March 10, 2021December 10, 2018 Ross Macmillan, Naila Shofia and Wendy Sigle
Americas, Europe, Gender issues, Women

Gender equality in political participation may make a difference. Ross Macmillan, Naila Shofia, and Wendy Sigle show that women’s presence in national legislatures above a threshold of around 30 percent … Read more

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