Abstract
ABSTRACT Russia’s authorities allow for gradual increase in women’s legislative representation, but retreat from legislating policies that address women’s concerns. This article relates the discrepancy between two kinds of women’s representation in Russia – substantive and descriptive – to the prevalence of the public sector in legislative recruitment. Using a comprehensive set of data on women’s representation in the regional legislatures of Russia, the study demonstrates that public sector affiliation is the strongest predictor of women’s legislative recruitment by the country’s pro-government party, and that female legislators, in comparison to male legislators, are less likely to pursue long-term political careers.
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