Ain’t No Stopping Us Now—Women As Policy Makers

(policies designed to guarantee greater representation by women), as have been adopted in 81 countries around the world. If, for example, women leaders are politically weaker, they may fi nd it diffi cult to infl uence actual decisions even once they are elected. Th is briefcase presents hard evidence on these complex issues from studies of a unique randomized experi-ment in India. Th e studies—Chattopadhyay and Dufl o (2004a, 2004b) and Dufl o and Topalova (2004)—wer