Although some data reflects the progress of women’s status and their increasing political and administrative participation, the data is insufficient to predict if there is democratic gender practices

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Gendered political space: civil society, contingency theory, and the substantive representation of women (2016) · doi

  This article responds to the resultant knowledge-gap by examining the hitherto underexplored role of civil society as a political space integral to the substantive representation of women (SRW)—or, the process by which women’s concerns are advanced in policy and politics.

  Keywords: women article responds resultant knowledge examining hitherto underexplored role civil society political space integral substantive
• Do Men and Women Differ in their Political Knowledge about Policy Responsibilities across Levels of Government? (2025) · doi

  These results suggest future research should examine whether the gendered knowledge gap with respect to federalism can be explained by which levels of government have responsibility over areas of jurisdiction that have a strong effect on or are used by women on a daily basis.

  Keywords: suggest future examine whether gendered knowledge respect federalism explained levels government responsibility areas jurisdiction strong
• Nepal Himalaya: Women, Politics, and Administration (2017)

  Although some data reflects the progress of women’s status and their increasing political and administrative participation, the data is insufficient to predict if there is democratic gender practices in political and administrative levels.

  Keywords: political administrative reflects progress women status increasing participation insufficient predict there democratic gender practices levels