Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians' Careers

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Family Matters: How Romantic Partners Shape Politicians’ Careers
	Contents
	1 Introduction
	2 Romantic Partners and Politicians’ Career Advancement
		The Romantic Partner as a Career Resource or Constraint
		How Partners Provide Specific Resources
to Support Political Careers
		Voters and Parties
		Children
		Stress and Friction in the Relationship
		Empirical Predictions to Take to the Data
	3 Gender Gaps in Political Career Advancement
		Data Sources
		Institutions for Career Advancement
		Descriptive Representation on the Political Career Ladder
		Career Gaps by Gender
	4 Politicians’ Romantic Relationships
		Do Politicians Have Romantic Partners and Children?
		Levels of Career Support in Politicians’ Relationships
	5 Romantic Partners as a Source of Career Inequality
		Partner Career Support around First Parenthood
	6 Political Promotions and Relationship Stress
		Empirical Methodology
		Descriptive Results
		Causal Evidence for Promotion on Divorce
		Romantic Partner Support as a Mechanism
	7 Conclusions and Discussion: Where Do We Go Now?
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