Internal versus Institutional Barriers to Gender Equality: Evidence from British Politics

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kumar, Noor; Lee, Uyseok; Lowe, Matt; Ogunnote, Olaitan
• 署名单位: University of British Columbia
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282; 1944-7981
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20241127
• 发表日期: 2026-05
• 页码: 1914-1953
• 关键词: women

摘要

Weekly lotteries determine which politicians ask the UK prime minister a question in front of a male-dominated, noisy chamber. Lottery winners receive 4 percent higher vote margin in the next election, but women are 12 percent less likely to submit questions than same-cohort men. The gender gap does not close with lottery-induced experience asking a question, but it closes after a format change, with questions asked to a smaller, quieter audience. The switch differentially draws in women with quieter voices. Our findings support institutional change, rather than experience, as a response to gender gaps in adversarial settings like the UK Parliament. (JEL D44, D72, J16)