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Women’s Political Reservation, Early Childhood Development, and Learning in India

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: This article analyzes the long-term impacts of reservation of local political seats for women on children’s learning and nutritional outcomes in rural Andhra Pradesh. Using the random rotation of seats reserved for women over different election cycles and three rounds of a panel data set, we analyze the impact of exposure to political reservation during critical periods in early childhood. The article shows that the reservation policy for female leaders had the largest impact on learning outcomes in primary school when children were exposed to reservation in utero and very early in life.

Source: Economic Development and Cultural Change

DOI: 10.1086/692114

Authors: Yuvraj Pathak, Karen Macours

Institutions: University of Chicago, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques, Paris School of Economics

Language: English

Topic: Gender Politics and Representation

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2186458483

FWCI: 3.433

Cites: 33

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10