Gender Equality and Electoral Violence in Africa : Unlocking the Peacemaking Potential of Women /

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence. Quantitatively, our estimates show that an increase...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ouedraogo, Rasmane
Other Authors: Ouedraogo, Idrissa
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/174
Online Access:Full text available on IMF