Replication Data for: Gender Quotas and International Reputation

The global spread of electoral gender quotas has been characterized as one of the most significant institutional developments of the last thirty years. Many of the countries that have adopted these laws designed to increase women's political representation are electoral autocracies that have otherwise-stark gender inequalities. Some scholars argue that electoral authoritarian states have adopted quotas as a strategy for improving their international reputations for democracy. This article represents the first exploration of whether quotas really generate reputational boosts. Using large-scale survey experiments in Sweden and the United States concerning hypothetical developing countries, we find that they do. In particular, audiences perceived electoral autocracies as more democratic and were more likely to support giving them foreign aid when women's descriptive representation was greater. Beyond its contribution to our understanding of gender quotas and women's representation, this article contributes to broader debates about international reputation, human rights, and foreign aid attitudes.选举性别配额（electoral gender quotas）的全球普及，被视作近三十年来最为重要的制度性发展之一。诸多为提升女性政治代表性而制定此类法案的国家，本身属于选举威权政体（electoral autocracies），且国内存在显著的性别不平等问题。有学者提出，选举威权国家推行性别配额，是为改善自身在民主维度的国际声誉而采取的策略。本文首次针对“性别配额是否确实能带来声誉提升”这一问题展开探究。我们通过在瑞典与美国开展的、针对假想发展中国家的大规模抽样调查实验，证实了这一效应的存在。具体而言，当女性的描述性代表性（descriptive representation）越高时，受访者会认为选举威权国家的民主程度更高，且更倾向于支持向其提供对外援助。除了深化学界对性别配额与女性政治代表性的理解之外，本文还为国际声誉、人权及对外援助态度等更广泛的学术辩论贡献了新的研究视角。