The Impact of Gender on Domestic Human Rights Abuse
Description:
This study develops three models of human rights determinants with the inclusion an untested variable, women in parliaments. The research is conducted on pooled cross-sectional time-series data from 130 countries between 1978 and 1996. For the purpose of analysis the Prais-Winsten Regression method with Panel Corrected Standard Errors was used. The women in power variable is hypothesized to be significantly, positively correlated with a state's propensity toward respect for human rights and is …
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Date:
May 2004
Creator:
Godwin, Donna D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries