“…Women may achieve larger reductions in MMR because they have different preferences (Baskaran and Hessami, 2019; Baskaran et al, 2018; Lippmann, 2020; Clayton et al, 2017; Okuyama, 2018, different information sets (Ashraf et al, 2020), are less corrupt, or have greater intrinsic motivation (Folbre, 2012; Brollo and Troiano, 2016; Baskaran et al, 2018, or because women citizens feel more able to raise their concerns with women rep resentatives (Parthasarathy et al, 2019). In section 7, we discuss evidence that is broadly consistent with leaders being able to move the outcomes they prioritize by influencing building consensus, provoking legislation and improving policy design and delivery, including better targeting and greater outreach.…”