Women in Office: The Impact of Female Politicians on Gender-Based Violence Reporting

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dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorPappa, Evi
dc.contributor.authorRamírez, Camila
dc.contributor.authorSantantonio, Chiara
dc.coverage.spatialEstados Unidoses_ES
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-14T20:12:55Z
dc.date.available2025-11-14T20:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2025-11-14
dc.description.tableofcontentsGender-based violence in the U.S. is a silent epidemic. Twenty percent of women experience rape, yet only one in three reports it. Using FBI data and a regression discontinuity design, we examine the impact of female U.S. House Representatives on reported rapes and femicides. Our findings suggest an increase in reporting, rather than higher levels of violence. Our setting and additional analysis allow us to rule out policy channels. We argue that female politicians serve as role models, influencing reporting through symbolic and social pathways. Congressional speech data support this argument: female legislators advocate more against gender-based violence, and their speeches correlate with higher reporting in their districts.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationFrisancho, V., Pappa, E., Ramírez, C., & Santantonio, C. (2025, November 14). Women in Office: The Impact of Female Politicians on Gender-Based Violence Reporting. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2542en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/2542
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectViolenciaes_ES
dc.subjectGénero
dc.subjectMujer
dc.subjectSeguridad ciudadana
dc.subjectTrabajo y protección social
dc.titleWomen in Office: The Impact of Female Politicians on Gender-Based Violence Reportinges_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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