While prior studies have examined various factors that affect immigration policymaking across Europe, little attention has been paid to the impact of the gender structure within parliament. It has been found that female parliamentarians are more concerned with the interests of women, children, and other marginalized groups than their male colleagues. Consequently, they are more likely to prioritize the rights of immigrants who represent an important social minority in European settings. Leveraging a panel data set spanning 26 European states from 2007 to 2019, the paper shows that an increase in the share of women parliamentarians is indeed associated with the liberalization of immigration policy. The results remain significant when employing historical female enrollment as an instrumental variable. Notably, the growth of the right-wing parties (including mainstream and radical right parties) in parliament would undercut the positive impact of female parliamentarians. The paper sheds some light on European immigration policymaking and female political representation.

虽然之前的研究已经考察了影响整个欧洲移民政策制定的各种因素，但很少有人关注议会内性别结构的影响。研究发现，女议员比男议员更关心妇女、儿童和其他边缘群体的利益。因此，他们更有可能优先考虑代表欧洲环境中重要社会少数群体的移民的权利。该论文利用2007年至2019年涵盖欧洲26个国家的面板数据显示，女议员比例的增加确实与移民政策的自由化有关。当使用历史女性入学率作为工具变量时，结果仍然显着。值得注意的是，议会中右翼政党（包括主流和激进右翼政党）的增长将削弱女议员的积极影响。该论文对欧洲移民政策制定和女性政治代表权提供了一些启示。