Women in political power and school closure during COVID times
研究欧洲国家女性在政府中的比例与疫情期间学校关闭程度的关系，发现女性议员比例越高，学校关闭可能性越低，可能因为女性政治家更关注家庭负担。
Summary This study explores the relationship between women’s representation in political power and school closures during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Using a cross-country dataset in Europe, we document a striking negative relationship between the share of female members in national governments and school closures. We show that a one-standard deviation increase in female members of national governments is associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of school lockdowns by 24% relative to the average share of school closures. This result is robust to an extensive set of sensitivity checks. We attribute this pattern to a higher awareness of female politicians about the potential costs that school closures imply for families, in particular working mothers with young children.