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.

Source

http://ella.practicalaction.org/knowledge-brief/promoting-gender-equity-in-politics-through-affirmative-action-measures-latin-american-gender-quotas/

Publisher

Ella Network

Date

2013

Language

English

URL

http://ella.practicalaction.org/knowledge-brief/promoting-gender-equity-in-politics-through-affirmative-action-measures-latin-american-gender-quotas/