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Gender Quotas, Electoral Laws, and the Election of Women
Comparative Political Studies, 2008This study uses district-level data from national legislative elections in 19 Latin American countries to evaluate the effect of gender quota legislation, in concert with other electoral rules, on the election of women legislators. Well-designed quota legislation has a profound positive impact on the election of women, regardless of the type of party ...
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ALTERNATIVES TO GENDER QUOTAS: ELECTORAL FINANCING OF WOMEN CANDIDATES IN MALAWI
Representation, 2014Gender quotas change the rules of candidate selection, reflecting a demand-side solution to women's underrepresentation in politics. In contrast, limited attention has been given in the literature to possible supply-side solutions, which would equip women with resources to make them more attractive to selectors—in conjunction with, or separate from ...
Happy M. Kayuni, Ragnhild L. Muriaas
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SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS Proceedings, 2017
Like in many other countries, the status of women in Croatian politics is neither satisfactory nor have their political rights been developed to an adequate degree. Croatian women face numerous prejudices and stereotypes and are almost invisible at a high political level.
Lulić, Mira, Tucak, Ivana
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Like in many other countries, the status of women in Croatian politics is neither satisfactory nor have their political rights been developed to an adequate degree. Croatian women face numerous prejudices and stereotypes and are almost invisible at a high political level.
Lulić, Mira, Tucak, Ivana
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The Combination of Gender and Ethnic Quotas in Electoral Politics
2018Around the world, countries are increasingly using quotas to enhance the diversity of political representatives. This chapter considers the histories and policy designs of ethnic and gender quotas that regulate national legislatures. Most countries with quotas target only one type of under-represented group—for example, women or ethnic minorities. Even
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Stirring the Pot - The Application of Electoral Gender Quotas in Africa
2020National legislatures have traditionally been regarded as male dominant spaces. This general attitude is owed to the historical institutionalization of patrimonial autocracy and male dominance embedded in electoral institutions globally. Yet, progress is evident with the advancement of global political gender platforms to involve more women in politics.
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The Limits of Electoral Gender Quotas in Rural Local Bodies
What are the consequences of gender quotas on women's descriptive and substantive representation? Using a novel dataset of over 20,000 rural local governance bodies spanning 20 years, we find that randomly implemented gender quotas for women do not substantially increase the chances of women winning elections to the same seat once the seat is ...Varun Karekurve-Ramachandra, Gaurav sood
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ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS: BETWEEN EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND EQUALITY OF RESULT
Representation, 2007In almost 100 countries throughout the world, parties and parliaments have responded to growing national and international pressure to increase women's political representation by introducing electoral gender quotas. Opponents often see quotas as a violation of the liberal principle of merit.
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Electorally Threatening Women? Understanding Gender Quotas in the French Socialist Party
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 2006ABSTRACT Almost three decades ago, the French Socialist Party (PS) adopted a quota for women in the party leadership and for female candidates, and in the ensuing 25 years, the quota was increased and implemented at various times. The history of the PS' s gender-based quota raises the following questions: Why do party leaders adopt gender quotas at one
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From Rejection to Mandate: Electoral Gender Quotas in India
This chapter traces the evolution and persistence of electoral gender quotas, focusing on India's transformation from categorical rejection to constitutional mandate. Early women's movements opposed reservations, viewing them as incompatible with formal equality and too closely associated with caste-based reservation policies. Drawing on constitutionalopenaire +1 more source
Are Women Better Politicians? Discrimination, Gender Quotas, and Electoral Accountability
Gender quotas have been instrumental in addressing the political underrepresentation of women, and there is growing evidence that politician gender may significantly affect public policy. Yet the sources of these gender differences have not been examined from an electoral accountability perspective, nor has the role of having a quota system in place ...Zuheir Desai +2 more
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