Women in politics are less risk averse than men
Magalhães, P. & Pereira, M.
(18 September 2024)
Women in politics are less risk averse than men.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
(18 September 2024)
Women in politics are less risk averse than men.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Women are often assumed to be more risk averse than men, but is this also true of politicians? Drawing on a study of candidates in Portuguese elections, Pedro C. Magalhães and Miguel M. Pereira find that women standing for election tend to be substantially more willing to take risks than the men running against them.