Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three
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- ISBN 9781498500166
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 162 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2017
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Since the return of democracy to Latin America, policies intended to promote the inclusion of women and other underrepresented groups have been increasingly adopted throughout the region. Gender quotas have been one of the most popular and effective mechanisms employed in elections and other contexts in Latin America. This volume begins with an introduction to gender quotas, including discussion of the types and merits of gender quotas, alternative approaches to the study of quotas, and their interactions with different kinds of electoral systems.
Successive chapters examine the adoption of gender quotas and their impacts in the three largest South American countries by area—Argentina, Brazil, and Peru—at both national and subnational levels. These chapters also focus on specific topics that stand out in the unique experiences of these countries: substantive representation in the case of Argentina, gender and campaign finance in the case of Brazil, and regional differences in the impact of electoral rules in the case of Peru. Through careful analysis, this volume presents a nuanced picture of how different types of electoral systems may affect the election of women and the effectiveness of quotas.
Adriana Piatti-Crocker is associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield.
Gregory D. Schmidt is professor of political science at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Clara Araújo is professor and researcher at the Graduate Program in Social Sciences at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
