Promoting Gender Equity in Politics Through Affirmative Action Measures: Latin American Gender Quotas
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Title
Promoting Gender Equity in Politics Through Affirmative Action Measures: Latin American Gender Quotas
Description
Since the 1990s, the majority of Latin American countries have implemented gender quota legislation in order to raise the proportion of women participating in political decision making. This Brief analyses the impact these laws have had on the number of women in Latin American parliaments, as well as the conditions that have made certain quota laws more successful than others.
Publisher
Ella Network
Date
2013
Language
English
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URL
http://ella.practicalaction.org/knowledge-brief/promoting-gender-equity-in-politics-through-affirmative-action-measures-latin-american-gender-quotas/
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Citation
“Promoting Gender Equity in Politics Through Affirmative Action Measures: Latin American Gender Quotas,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/873.