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The “Quota System” and its Impact on National Parliaments and Political Parties

open access: yesRevista Estudos Feministas, 2010
Gender quotas have become the ideal means to ensure the integration and mainstreaming of women in political life. More and more countries and parties have backed such measures. The question is to determine the impact they are having.
Gema Sánchez Medero
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Women in local government: Moving in from the margins

open access: yesAdministration, 2015
This article presents a descriptive overview of women’s participation in the elected and administrative structures of local government in the Republic of Ireland.
Buckley Fiona, Hofman Caroline
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Democracy and the Adoption of Electoral Gender Quotas Worldwide. [PDF]

open access: yesComp Polit, 2022
Zetterberg P   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does female reservation affect long-term political outcomes ? Evidence from rural India [PDF]

open access: yes
Although many studies have explored the impacts of political quotas for females, often with ambiguous results, the underlying mechanisms and long-term effects have received little attention.
Deininger, Klaus   +3 more
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Women At/On the Ballot: Examining the Effects of Tokenism and Quotas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Mershon Center for International Security Studies Graduate Student Research 2007-08By 2006, about 40 countries had legislated or constitutionally mandated gender quotas for candidates running for seats in the national legislature, and many more ...
Xydias, Christina
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From Managerial Awareness to Behavior in the Circular Economy: The Role of Personality Traits and Organizational Support

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As businesses are increasingly integrating circular economy (CE) principles to promote concrete sustainability actions, understanding which managerial aspects may align with this change becomes paramount. Employing a conceptual framework based on Cognitive‐Affective Personality System (CAPS) and Organizational Support theories, this study ...
Fiorenza Meucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and the Political Agency of Women [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal public health provision since the costs of poor services in this domain are disproportionately borne by women.
Irma Clots-Figueras, Sonia Bhalotra
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Los "sistemas de cuota" y sus efectos en los parlamentos y en los partidos políticos The "quota system" and its impact on national parliaments and political parties

open access: yesRevista Estudos Feministas, 2010
Las cuotas de género se han convertido en el medio ideal para garantizar la integración e incorporación de las mujeres en la vida política. Cada vez son más los países y los partidos que han apostado por este tipo de medidas, y la cuestión es averiguar ...
Gema Sánchez Medero
doaj   +1 more source

From Awareness to Action: Consumer Behaviour, Attitudes and Business Strategy in Sustainable and Circular Electronic Devices

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological change and the increasing use of electronic devices have made electronic waste one of the fastest‐growing waste streams worldwide, posing significant environmental and social challenges. Thus, understanding consumer behaviour regarding the purchase, use and disposal of electronic products is key to developing effective circular ...
Idiano D'Adamo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spill-over Effects of Affirmative Action: Political Representation and the Power of the Elderly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There is evidence that age matters in politics. In this paper we study whether implementation of affirmative action policies on gender can generate additional effects on an alternative dimension of representation, namely, the age of politicians.
Baltrunaite, Audinga   +2 more
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