妇女在地方政府中的作用：西班牙效率分析

IF 2.4 3区社会学 Q2 URBAN STUDIES

Urban Affairs Review Pub Date : 2022-07-12 DOI:10.1177/10780874221113217

Ana‐María Ríos, María‐Dolores Guillamón, Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros

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摘要

女性代表可能是提高治理质量的一个关键因素。事实上，文献认为，组织中女性的存在往往会提高绩效。在此背景下，本文试图分析2014-2018年期间，141个人口超过5万的西班牙城市的样本中，市议会中妇女的存在是否对公共服务效率产生影响。我们的研究结果显示，西班牙市政当局女性议员的数量与效率水平之间呈u型关系。这意味着妇女的存在与市政效率呈正相关，但前提是女性议员的数量相对较高。相反，她们的声音和个人特征在男性同行中被稀释，效率可能会降低。

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The Role of Women in Local Governments: An Analysis of Efficiency in Spain

Female representation may be a key factor in improving the quality of governance. In fact, the literature considers that the presence of women in organisations tends to improve performance. In this context, this paper attempts to analyse whether the presence of women in municipal councils has an influence on the efficiency of public services for a sample of 141 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants for the period 2014–2018. Our results show a U-shaped relationship between the number of female councillors and the level of efficiency in Spanish municipalities. This means that the presence of women is positively associated with municipal efficiency but only if the number of female councillors is relatively high. On the contrary, their voice and personal characteristics are diluted among their male counterparts, and efficiency may be reduced.

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Urban Affairs Review URBAN STUDIES-

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5.50

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