College of Idaho Assistant Professor of Political Economy Erin Hern recently published an article on The Conversation in regards to her research on the variation of African women's participation in the politics of their home countries.
Hern's piece draws from her research published in April 2018, which drew Afrobarometer data from 31 different countries to identify predictors of country-level variation in the gender gap, using the country of Senegal as a case study in exploring how the process to increase women's legislative representation coincided with a dramatic increase in women's participation.
"Countries can’t rewrite their histories," Hern wrote. "But they can change contemporary political institutions. If governments are serious about increasing women’s rates of participation in politics, there are certain steps they can take."
Hern's full article can be read for free here.
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