Gender Equality in Politics: Implementing Party Quotas in Germany and Austria (SpringerBriefs in Political Science)

Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introducing the Cross-National Comparison of Quota Implementation
	1.1 The Post-Quota Gender Gap
	1.2 Why Germany and Austria?
	1.3 The Methods We Use
	1.4 How the Book Proceeds
2 Contextualizing Quotas: The Political Systems of Germany and Austria
3 The History of Electoral Gender Quotas
	3.1 The Global Road to Gender Quotas
	3.2 Quotas and Women’s Representation in Germany
	3.3 Quotas and Women’s Representation in Austria
	3.4 Comparing Quotas and Women’s Representation in Germany and Austria
4 The Post-Quota Gender Gap: Standard Explanations
	4.1 Controversial Historical Legacies of Quotas: Lack of Social Acceptance
	4.2 Male Networks
	4.3 Gender Images and Gendered Practices
	4.4 The Women’s Candidate Pool is Too Small
	4.5 Lack of Resources
	4.6 Reconciling Politics and Care
	4.7 Summary
5 Institutional Quota Roadblocks on the Federal Level
	5.1 The Gendered Effects of Electoral Systems
		5.1.1 Gendered Effects of the Electoral System in Germany
		5.1.2 Gendered Effects of the Electoral System in Austria
		5.1.3 Comparing the Gendered Effects of Electoral Systems in Germany and Austria
	5.2 Party Statutes, Rules, and Regulations for Federal Elections
		5.2.1 National Party Statutes, Rules, and Regulations in Germany
		5.2.2 National Party Statutes, Rules, and Regulations in Austria
		5.2.3 Comparing the Gendered Effects of Party Regulations in Germany and Austria
	5.3 Summary
6 Institutional Quota Roadblocks on the Land Level
	6.1 The Gendered Effects of Land-Level Electoral and Party Regulations in Germany
		6.1.1 Electoral Regulations in German Länder
		6.1.2 German Länder Party Statutes
		6.1.3 How Electoral Law and Quotas Intersect in Baden-Württemberg and Berlin
	6.2 The Gendered Effects of Land-Level Electoral and Party Regulations in Austria
		6.2.1 Electoral Regulations in Austrian Länder
		6.2.2 Austrian Länder Party Statutes
		6.2.3 How Electoral Law and Quotas Intersect in Vienna and Upper Austria
	6.3 Summary
7 Conclusion: The Long Road to Parity in Politics
	7.1 The National Post-Quota Gender Gap in Germany and Austria
	7.2 The Subnational Post-Quota Gender Gap in Germany and Austria
	7.3 New Debates: From Voluntary Party Quotas to Legislated Quotas?
	7.4 The Way Forward
Appendix A Interviews
Appendix B Supplemental Data
Bibliography