Kvinnlig representation och dess substantiella effekter En studie om svenska kommuners flyktingmottagande utifrån ett könsperspektiv

Abstract

Municipalities with a higher amount of female representatives has been shown to be more gender equal. Earlier reasearch has also shown that female politicians are more likely than male politicans to represent immigrants and refugees interests. However, the effect of female representation has not been tested on other subordinated groups than women. Swedish municipalities have full autonomy regarding refugee reception and local politicians are responsible for the decision on the amount of refugees that the municipality accept. The variations of female and male politicians in the local assemblies are expected to have different outcomes on the refugee reception, according to females social backgrounds and experiences. This study aims to investigate if there is any correlation between the amount of female representatatives in the municipality and the amount of refugees that are accepted. Through a statistic analysis it is possible to show that the expected positive effect of female representation on the amount of refugees are not significant even though it is possible to see a slightly higher amount of female politicians in municipalities with an agreement compared to municipalities without an agreement.