Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe

Women occupy leadership positions at all levels of government. While the topic has been extensively investigated and referred to national legislatures, other venues remain under-researched. By focusing on the mayoral office, this article aims at contributing to fill the research gap regarding the lo...

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Autores: Medir Tejado, Lluís, Navarro, Carmen, Magnier, Annick, Cabria, Marcello
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/190528
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Palabra clave:Polítics
Dones
Govern representatiu
Administració local
Lideratge polític
Alcaldes
Democràcia
Política urbana
Politicians
Women
Representative government and representation
Local government
Political leadership
Mayors
Democracy
Urban policy
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spelling Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in EuropeMedir Tejado, LluísNavarro, CarmenMagnier, AnnickCabria, MarcelloPolíticsDonesGovern representatiuAdministració localLideratge políticAlcaldesDemocràciaPolítica urbanaPoliticiansWomenRepresentative government and representationLocal governmentPolitical leadershipMayorsDemocracyUrban policyWomen occupy leadership positions at all levels of government. While the topic has been extensively investigated and referred to national legislatures, other venues remain under-researched. By focusing on the mayoral office, this article aims at contributing to fill the research gap regarding the local government arena and specifically executive positions. Drawing on a survey of around 2,600 European mayors, the study investigates whether women and male mayors differ in their social backgrounds, recruitment patterns and policy priorities. The resulting identikit of the 'Urban European Woman Mayor' points to important differences in the career path confirming the differences in policy priorities.Taylor and Francis2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/190528Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència Política, Dret Constitucional i Filosofia del Dret)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2136011Urban Research & Practice, 2022https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2136011(c) Taylor and Francis, 2022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1905282026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
spellingShingle Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
Medir Tejado, Lluís
Polítics
Dones
Govern representatiu
Administració local
Lideratge polític
Alcaldes
Democràcia
Política urbana
Politicians
Women
Representative government and representation
Local government
Political leadership
Mayors
Democracy
Urban policy
title_short Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
title_full Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
title_fullStr Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
title_sort Women Leadership at the Apex. The Distinctiveness of Urban Women Mayors in Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Medir Tejado, Lluís
Navarro, Carmen
Magnier, Annick
Cabria, Marcello
author Medir Tejado, Lluís
author_facet Medir Tejado, Lluís
Navarro, Carmen
Magnier, Annick
Cabria, Marcello
author_role author
author2 Navarro, Carmen
Magnier, Annick
Cabria, Marcello
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Polítics
Dones
Govern representatiu
Administració local
Lideratge polític
Alcaldes
Democràcia
Política urbana
Politicians
Women
Representative government and representation
Local government
Political leadership
Mayors
Democracy
Urban policy
topic Polítics
Dones
Govern representatiu
Administració local
Lideratge polític
Alcaldes
Democràcia
Política urbana
Politicians
Women
Representative government and representation
Local government
Political leadership
Mayors
Democracy
Urban policy
description Women occupy leadership positions at all levels of government. While the topic has been extensively investigated and referred to national legislatures, other venues remain under-researched. By focusing on the mayoral office, this article aims at contributing to fill the research gap regarding the local government arena and specifically executive positions. Drawing on a survey of around 2,600 European mayors, the study investigates whether women and male mayors differ in their social backgrounds, recruitment patterns and policy priorities. The resulting identikit of the 'Urban European Woman Mayor' points to important differences in the career path confirming the differences in policy priorities.
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Urban Research & Practice, 2022
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