Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three
National and Subnational Impacts
By (author) Adriana Piatti-Crocker, Gregory D. Schmidt, Clara Araujo
Publication date:
31 May 2017Length of book:
212 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9781498500166
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.
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.
Gender Quotas in South America’s Big Three paints a richly detailed portrait of gender quotas at the national and subnational levels in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, describing their adoption and implementation. . . . Overall, Gender Quotasprovides a useful overview of the literature on quotas for readers unfamiliar with the topic; it offers a rich description of the electoral systems and gender quotas used in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru; and empirically documents the numbers of women in positions of political influence across these countries.