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The “Quota System” and its Impact on National Parliaments and Political Parties
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
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]
Zetterberg P +3 more
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Does female reservation affect long-term political outcomes ? Evidence from rural India [PDF]
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]
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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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
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Health and the Political Agency of Women [PDF]
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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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
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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
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Spill-over Effects of Affirmative Action: Political Representation and the Power of the Elderly [PDF]
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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