Women and the Electoral Process

Center for American Women and Politics

From Rutgers University.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance -- Women and Politics

International public interest group.

• In particular, see the book Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers (revised edition).
• Also see their Global Database of Quotas for Women, a browseable compilation of data on gender quotas in governments and political parties around the world.

European Parliament

• See this paper, Differential Impact of Electoral Systems on Female Political Participation.

International Parliamentary Union

This is the "Women in Politics" section within the IPU site.

• Data on representation is available in the Women in National Parliaments site.
• There also is a searchable database that allows you to find citations to books, articles, and other materials on women in politics.