@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp15975,
            	author={Danzer, Natalia and Garcia-Torres, Sebastian and Steinhardt, Max F. and Stella, Luca},
            	title={Women in Political Power and School Closure during COVID Times},
            	year={2023},
	month={Feb},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={15975},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15975},
	abstract={This study explores the relationship between women's representation in political power and school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 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. },
	keywords={gender;COVID-19;school closures;political economy},
            }