Women in power and power of women: the Liberian experience

Abstract

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states?This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions.Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the hypothesis with the Liberian experience.Our findings do not show significant changes between the first mandate of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the period before.Policy implications are discussed.

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DOI

10.4324/9780429467080-7

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