Data source: GenDip: Gender in Diplomacy
The purpose of this dataset is to provide information on the gender of diplomats around the world, data that has so far been missing from existing datasets on diplomatic exchanges (Bayer 2006; Rhamey et al. 2013; Moyer et al. 2020).
The GenDip dataset maps the extent to which states appoint men, women and other diplomats to different kinds of bilateral ambassador postings between the years 1968-2024. For this dataset, only countries with at least 75% information on the gender of the diplomats is used.
The hope of the researchers is thus that the GenDip dataset will supply the fields of international politics and gender and politics – including the exciting and fast-growing research field on gender in diplomacy – with a foundation to be explored and developed in the quest to improve theories of diplomatic exchanges as well as of gender representation.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Niklasson & Towns,
2023)
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gendip_afr
Women diplomats received to all postings as a share of all the postings received.
gendip_afrp
Women diplomats received to all postings as a share of all the postings received.
gendip_afs
The number of female diplomats sent to main postings and side accreditations.
gendip_afsp
Women diplomats sent to all postings as a share of all the postings sent.
gendip_mar
The number of diplomats received to main postings.
gendip_mas
The number of diplomats sent to main postings.
gendip_mfr
The number of female diplomats received to main postings.
gendip_mfrp
Women diplomats received to main postings as a share of all the main postings received.
gendip_mfs
The number of female diplomats sent to main postings.
gendip_mfsp
Women diplomats sent to main postings as a share of all the main postings sent.
gendip_nar
The number of diplomats received to side accreditations.
gendip_nas
The number of female sent to side accreditations.
gendip_nfr
The number of female diplomats received to side accreditations.
gendip_nfrp
Women diplomats received to side accreditations as a share of all the side accreditations received.
gendip_nfs
The number of female diplomats sent to side accreditations.
gendip_nfsp
Women diplomats sent to side accreditations as a share of all the side accreditations sent.
gendip_rec
The number of diplomats received to main postings and side accreditations.
gendip_send
The number of diplomats sent to main postings and side accreditations.