ALBA HUIDOBRO

I am Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Chair of Political Behavior of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Before I was Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford Impact Labs and Department of Political Science, Stanford University. I obtained my Ph.D. from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) in July 2022. As a graduate student, I was visiting researcher at the European University Institute, Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

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My research interest lies at the intersections of comparative politics, elites’ political behavior and gender. Women still face major barriers to attaining political leadership positions. I examine these inequalities by analyzing how leaders' attitudes and characteristics shape women’s inclusion in politics and governments. Combining observational and experimental data, my work demonstrates that the dynamics of government negotiations contribute significantly to the gender gap in top political roles, affecting the substantive representation of diverse constituencies.

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Part of this work has been published in The Journal of Politics and the European Journal of Political Research.