Gender-separated polling stations

Gender-separated polling stations in Weimar Germany

Project:

Some cities in Weimar Germany introduced gender-separated polling stations with female suffrage in 1919. The Institute of Economics uses historical data to investigate whether gender-separated polling stations influenced voting behaviour. The conclusions are important for the institutional design of democracies around the globe.

Activities of the Institute of Economics:

The Institute coordinates the project and the digitization of historical data.

Duration:

2022

Project team:

• Prof. Dr. Felix Rösel

Partners:

• Braunschweiger Zentrum für Gender Studies
• ifo Institut Dresden