Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation Recruiting Candidates for Elective Offices in Germany Louise K. Davidson-Schmich A volume in the series New Comparative Politics Since the 1970s, quotas for female political candidates in elections have proliferated worldwide. Beyond increasing the numbers of women in high-level elected bodies and, thereby, women’s political representation, advocates claim that quotas… Read More New book out now! Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation Recruiting Candidates for Elective Offices in Germany