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Amanda Clayton is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on the consequences of women’s political representation, including the adoption of electoral gender quotas and how they shape the substantive representation of women's interests in national legislatures. She also investigates how the exposure of women officeholders affects citizen behavior. Currently, her research examines gender and climate governance, and she is working on a book project that explores the origins of gender differences in climate attitudes worldwide. Her scholarly work has appeared in leading journals such as the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics, among others. Amanda's research has been funded by prestigious organizations including the National Science Foundation and the Swedish Research Council. She has consulted for the World Bank and USAID on projects related to women's political participation and leadership. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Empirical Study of Gender network and an active member of the Evidence Governance Politics research group.
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